Food recall

Karl Bissinger LLC recall: Bissinger's Dark Chocolate Bunny Ears

Karl Bissinger LLC, of Saint Louis, MO, recalled Bissinger's Dark Chocolate Bunny Ears. The FDA's reason: “Milk chocolate bunny ears are packaged in dark chocolate packaging. The ingredient statement does not list milk.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on April 9, 2014, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of May 14, 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 February 8, 2017

The recall

Company
Karl Bissinger LLC (Saint Louis, MO)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Milk chocolate bunny ears are packaged in dark chocolate packaging. The ingredient statement does not list milk.”
Where it was sold
The product was distributed to AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MT, NC, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI AND WV.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
67952

The product recalled

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

  • F-1924-2014 Class I

    Bissinger's Dark Chocolate Bunny Ears, 1 oz, individually wrapped in clear plastic with an ingredient card insert and packaged in a 24-ct. "point of purchase" display case. UPC 846107009785 (individual unit UPC 846107009788) Product number 16593. Bissinger's Handcrafted Chocolatier, St. Louis, MO.

    Codes: Lot Codes: 4981 Best By FEB 2015

    Quantity: 10,363 individual units

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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 May 14, 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.