The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-2250-2015·Announced 2015-05-20

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.

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 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, tree

Is your product affected?

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

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Distribution

Distributed in 18 states:

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.

See all 6 products in this recall →