The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1877-2017·Announced 2017-04-12

IKEA Recalls Choklad Ljus Milk Chocolate for Undeclared Allergens

IKEA is recalling Choklad Ljus Milk Chocolate bars due to undeclared milk, hazelnut, and almond ingredients.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves allergen mislabeling on common allergens (milk, hazelnut, almond), which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

IKEA North America Services, LLC is voluntarily recalling Choklad Ljus Milk Chocolate bars, 3.5 oz (100g), due to undeclared milk, hazelnut, and/or almond ingredients. The recall covers all Best Before dates for products sold between April 30, 2015, and July 1, 2016. The manufacturing process adds undeclared hazelnut and almond, although the labeling includes a 'May Contain' statement identifying these ingredients.

This recall is part of a broader allergy alert affecting several IKEA chocolate products, including Choklad Mork, Choklad Mork 70%, Choklad Lingon & Blabar, Choklad Not, Godis Chokladkrokant, and Godis Chokladran. The specific product identified in this notice is the Choklad Ljus Milk Chocolate Bar with UPC 1402939250003.

Consumers with allergies to milk, hazelnuts, or almonds should not consume the recalled product. The recall affects approximately 2,280,300 units distributed across 24 states, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington.

The recalled product

Product
Choklad Ljus Milk Chocolate Net Wt 3.5 OZ; IKEA Produced in Spain For: IKEA Food Services, AB, Almhultsgatan 2, SE-21586 Malmo, Sweden.
Affected units
2,280,300

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • All Best By dates

Distribution

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 6 recalled by Ikea North America Srvcs Inc under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 6 products in this recall →