Poco Dolce Bittersweet Chocolate Recalled for Missing Milk Labeling
Poco Dolce Confections is recalling Bittersweet Chocolate tiles because milk was missing from the ingredient label. The recall was initiated after a California Department of Public Health inspection.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
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 a common allergen (milk), which corresponds to a severity score of 3 per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Poco Dolce Confections, Inc. is recalling 34,641 individual tiles of Poco Dolce Bittersweet Chocolate in all varieties. The product is a 0.6 oz (17 gram) burnt caramel tile topped with sea salt, manufactured in San Francisco, CA. The recall was initiated after the California Department of Public Health conducted an inspection of the firm and found that milk was missing from the label as an ingredient of butter.
The affected product is distributed in CA, AZ, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IL, MA, MD, MI, NJ, NM, NY, OR, PA, UT, and WA. The label states that the product may contain traces of peanuts, tree nuts, or milk proteins, but the specific ingredient 'butter' (which contains milk) was not explicitly listed in the ingredient statement during the inspection.
Consumers with this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase for a refund. Individuals with a milk allergy should avoid consuming the product.
The recalled product
- Product
- Poco Dolce Bittersweet Chocolate: Burnt Caramel Tile, sea salt topped; 0.6 oz (17 grams) San Francisco CA. Ingredients: Bittersweet Chocolate (Chocolate Liquor, Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin, Pure Vanilla) Sugar, Butter, Grey Sea Salt. May contain traces of peanuts…
- Manufacturer
- Poco Dolce Confections, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Chocolate Confections
Is your product affected?
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Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 6 recalled by Poco Dolce Confections, 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.
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