Food recall

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

Tropical Valley Foods, Inc., of Plattsburgh, NY, recalled next by Nature brand DARK CHOCOLATE CHERRIES. The FDA's reason: “Next by Nature brand Dark Chocolate Cherries Lot 460013 may contain undeclared peanuts (from bulk product).” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on September 26, 2014, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of October 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 II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed March 2, 2017

The recall

Company
Tropical Valley Foods, Inc. (Plattsburgh, NY)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Next by Nature brand Dark Chocolate Cherries Lot 460013 may contain undeclared peanuts (from bulk product).”
Where it was sold
Iowa, California, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Canada and Japan
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
69396

The product recalled

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

  • F-0046-2015 Class II

    next by Nature brand DARK CHOCOLATE CHERRIES, NET WT. 3 Oz (85 g), UPC 817582252006 --- Produced by Tropical Valley Foods PO Box 2994 Plattsburgh, NY 12901

    Codes: Lot 460013; Best by: 2016.03.31 (on back label)

    Quantity: 615 cases (12 - 3 oz. bags per case)

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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 October 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.