Food recall

Tropical Valley Foods, Inc. recall: next by Nature brand DARK CHOCOLATE BANANAS

Tropical Valley Foods, Inc., of Plattsburgh, NY, recalled next by Nature brand DARK CHOCOLATE BANANAS. The FDA's reason: “The product contains the undeclared allergens walnuts and milk.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on April 12, 2013, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of June 5, 2013. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed May 4, 2017

The recall

Company
Tropical Valley Foods, Inc. (Plattsburgh, NY)
Reason, in FDA's words
“The product contains the undeclared allergens walnuts and milk.”
Where it was sold
Michigan, Oregon, Colorado, and New Jersey
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
65203

The product recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-1458-2013 Class I

    next by Nature brand DARK CHOCOLATE BANANAS, NET WT. 3 Oz. (85g), UPC 8 17582 25600 4, Produced by Tropical Valley Foods

    Codes: "Best by Date" of 12/18/2013 and 12/19/2013

    Quantity: N/A

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of June 5, 2013.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.