Plant-based almondmilk chocolate bars recalled over undeclared hazelnut
Fran's Chocolates is recalling 112 units of Fran's PureBar Almondmilk Chocolate 46% Madagascar over undeclared hazelnut. The FDA has classified the action as Class I.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
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 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: Scored 5 because the FDA has classified this action as Class I, which the rubric maps directly to Critical.
Plain-English summary
Fran's PureBar Almondmilk Chocolate 46% Madagascar Plant-Based, net weight 1.1oz, UPC 7 49668 24280 2, is being recalled by Fran's Chocolates Ltd. The printed ingredients are sugar, cocoa butter, cocoa beans, almonds, sunflower lecithin and vanilla extract.
The reason given in the enforcement record is undeclared hazelnut.
The record lists 112 units, with no code information given. Distribution was in Colorado, Massachusetts, Nevada and Washington, and online at www.frans.com. The FDA has classified the action as Class I, its most serious category.
People with a tree nut allergy can have a serious reaction after eating a product containing hazelnut when the label does not declare it. Consumers who have this product should not eat it and should follow the retailer's return instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Fran s PureBar Almondmilk Chocolate 46% Madagascar Plant-Based, net wt. 1.1oz, UPC 7 49668 24280 2. Ingredients: Sugar, cocoa butter, cocoa beans, almonds, sunflower lecithin, vanilla extract. May contain traces of milk, peanuts and sesame. Fran's Chocolates, Ltd. Seattle, WA…
- Manufacturer
- Fran's Chocolates Ltd
- Category
- Food — Confectionery
- Affected units
- 112
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)
- None
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