Food recall

Giant Eagle recall: Candy Place Chocolate Santas

Giant Eagle, of Pittsburgh, PA, recalled Candy Place Chocolate Santas. The FDA's reason: “Giant Eagle Candy Place Chocolate Santas do not declare the peanut allergen ingredient on the primary package label. Also, the caramel variety ingredient statement was not included in the finished...” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on December 27, 2013, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of January 29, 2014. 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 September 2, 2015

The recall

Company
Giant Eagle (Pittsburgh, PA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Giant Eagle Candy Place Chocolate Santas do not declare the peanut allergen ingredient on the primary package label. Also, the caramel variety ingredient statement was not included in the finished product label.”
Where it was sold
Exclusively to Giant Eagle retail supermarkets in PA, OH, and MD.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
67185

The product recalled

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

  • F-1438-2014 Class I

    Candy Place Chocolate Santas, in 11 oz clear plastic bags, individually wrapped assortment of double chocolate, caramel, and peanut butter flavored chocolates, distributed by Giant Eagle, Pittsburgh, PA. Ingredients: Sugar, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil (Palm kernel, coconut, and/or palm), cocoa (processed with alkali) whey, lactose, skim milk, soy lecithin (emulsifier), vanillin (artificial flavor).

    Codes: UPC 3003407341, Sell date: 6/24/14 Lot #: 309 (a four digit time code that changes) 27

    Quantity: 1372 units purchased by customers

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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 January 29, 2014.

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.