The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-2255-2015·Announced 2015-05-20

Poco Dolce Bittersweet Chocolate Recalled for Missing Milk Labeling

Poco Dolce Confections is recalling Aztec Chili Tile chocolate because milk was missing from the label as an ingredient of butter.

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 (High) per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Poco Dolce Confections, Inc. is recalling 34,641 individual tiles of Poco Dolce Bittersweet Chocolate: Aztec Chili Tile, sea salt topped. The product is a 0.6 oz (17 gram) chocolate tile containing bittersweet chocolate, pumpkin seeds, cinnamon, ground chiles, and grey sea salt.

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 product may contain traces of peanuts, tree nuts, or milk proteins.

The affected product was distributed in California, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah, and Washington. Consumers should check their pantries for this product and stop consuming it if found.

The recalled product

Product
Poco Dolce Bittersweet Chocolate: Aztec Chili Tile, sea salt topped; 0.6 oz (17 grams) San Francisco CA. Ingredients: Bittersweet Chocolate (Chocolate Liquor, Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Butter, Soy Lecithin, Pure Vanilla) Pumpkin Seeds, Cinnamon, Ground Chiles, Grey Sea Salt. May…

Is your product affected?

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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.

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