Dark chocolate recalled because almonds are missing from the ingredients
Willy Pete's Chocolate Company is recalling 54 units of Almond Despair dark chocolate because almonds are not declared in the ingredient statement.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class III
Class III is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.
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: Scored 3 under the allergen-mislabeling criterion, which applies to a common allergen regardless of the Class III designation: almonds are present and not declared in the ingredient statement.
Plain-English summary
Willy Pete's Chocolates brand Almond Despair, dark chocolate with coconuts, almonds and Carolina Reapers, is being recalled by Willy Pete's Chocolate Company LLC. The enforcement record reproduces the printed ingredient statement, which begins sugar, vegetable oil (palm kernel oil and hydrogenated palm kernel oil) and cocoa powder processed with alkali.
The reason given in the enforcement record is that almonds are not declared in the ingredient statement. The record notes that almond is included in the description of the product on the front label.
The record lists 54 units under UPC 09872615 and states there is no additional coding. Distribution was to Massachusetts, South Carolina and Connecticut. The FDA has classified the action as Class III, its least serious category.
People with a tree nut allergy can have a reaction after eating a product containing almonds when the ingredient statement does not declare them. Consumers who have this product should not eat it and should follow the seller's return instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Willy Pete's Chocolates brand Almond Despair; Dark Chocolate with Coconuts, Almonds, & Carolina Reapers; Ingredients: Sugar, Vegetable Oil, (Palm Kernel Oil & Hydrogentated Palm Kernel Oil), Cocoa Powder (processed with Alkali), Soy Lecithin (An Emulsifier), Whey Powder (Milk) &…
- Manufacturer
- Willy Pete's Chocolate Company LLC
- Category
- Food — Confectionery
- Affected units
- 54
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)
- No additional coding. UPC Codes: 09872615
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