Food recall

Lindt & Sprungli USA recall: Lindt Chocolate Specialties Milk Chocolate Covered Almonds

Lindt & Sprungli USA, of Stratham, NH, recalled Lindt Chocolate Specialties Milk Chocolate Covered Almonds and 1 other product. The FDA's reason: “Product may contain undeclared allergen (Hazelnuts).” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on January 27, 2015, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of March 4, 2015. 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 June 11, 2015

The recall

Company
Lindt & Sprungli USA (Stratham, NH)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Product may contain undeclared allergen (Hazelnuts)”
Where it was sold
MA, ME , NH, NJ, NY
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
70421

The 2 products recalled

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

  • F-1355-2015 Class I

    Lindt Chocolate Specialties Milk Chocolate Covered Almonds,6.4 oz. packaged in a stand up bag (resealable pouch) Item Number: #8698 (or #8379)

    Codes: Lot Code: L2975

    Quantity: 19 units

  • F-1356-2015 Class I

    Lindt Chocolate Specialties Milk Chocolate Covered Raisins,6.4 oz. packaged in a stand up bag (resealable pouch) Item Number: #8699 (or #8378)

    Codes: Lot Code: L2975

    Quantity: 24 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 March 4, 2015.

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.