Food recall

Shoreline Fruit Inc recall: Spartan Fresh Dark Chocolate Covered Dried Cherries 8oz

Shoreline Fruit Inc, of Traverse City, MI, recalled Spartan Fresh Dark Chocolate Covered Dried Cherries 8oz and 2 other products. The FDA's reason: “The firm was notified by their immediate supplier GKI, Inc that the Dark Chocolate Covered Dried Cherries contained some Dark Chocolate Strawberries. The strawberries contain sulfites which are not...” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on June 25, 2013, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of August 21, 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 II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...)

Status

Terminated

Closed November 8, 2013

The recall

Company
Shoreline Fruit Inc (Traverse City, MI)
Reason, in FDA's words
“The firm was notified by their immediate supplier GKI, Inc that the Dark Chocolate Covered Dried Cherries contained some Dark Chocolate Strawberries. The strawberries contain sulfites which are not declared on the label. Shoreline Fruit, LLC has initiated a voluntary product recall of its Dark Chocolate Covered Dried Balaton Cherries because of a possible cross contamination with undeclared dark”
Where it was sold
US: MI, SC, CA, NY, and OK. International: Hong Kong
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
65618

The 3 products recalled

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

  • F-1797-2013 Class II

    Spartan Fresh Dark Chocolate Covered Dried Cherries 8oz

    Codes: Distributed 6/26/13: UPC code: 0-11213-01592 and lot codes: 021814, 031214, 032714, and 061214.

    Quantity: 165 (990lbs)

  • F-1799-2013 Class II

    Cherry Bay Orchards Dark Chocolate Covered Dried Balaton Cherries 4lb, 8oz, and 16oz containers

    Codes: 4 lbs. 8-53955-00004-1 with lot codes: 042314, 060514, and 040914. 8 oz. 8-46659-00007-3 with lot codes: 032714, 042314, 052314, 052914, and 062014. 16 oz. 8-46659-00008-0 with lot codes: 051414 and 040814.

    Quantity: 230 cases (1150.7lbs)

  • F1798-2013 Class II

    Shoreline Fruit Dark Chocolate Covered Dried Balaton Cherries 25lbs

    Codes: Lot code: 012513

    Quantity: 70.2 (1680lbs)

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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 August 21, 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.