Food recall

See's Candies Inc. recall: See's Candies Classic Red Heart with Assorted Chocolates (8 oz

See's Candies Inc., of South San Francisco, CA, recalled See's Candies Classic Red Heart with Assorted Chocolates (8 oz. The FDA's reason: “One packaging run of 8 oz. Classic Red Hearts with Assorted Chocolates was packaged in the wrong box and does not include tree nuts in the ingredient statement.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on February 6, 2015, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of April 8, 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 March 31, 2015

The recall

Company
See's Candies Inc. (South San Francisco, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“One packaging run of 8 oz. Classic Red Hearts with Assorted Chocolates was packaged in the wrong box and does not include tree nuts in the ingredient statement.”
Where it was sold
See's Stores nationwide and through internet sales.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
70486

The product recalled

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

  • F-1788-2015 Class I

    See's Candies Classic Red Heart with Assorted Chocolates (8 oz. 227 g), 42 hearts per carton; UPC 737666091201 Ingredients: Sugar, Cream, Chocolate , Cocoa Butter, Corn Syrup, milk, brown sugar, butter, honey, egg whites, molasses, salt, gelatin, vanilla, baking soda, hydroxylated soy lecithin, (an emulsifier), cornstarch, confectionery glaze, soy lecithin (an emulsifier), vanillin (an artifical flavor) May contain traces of Tree nuts and peanuts. Manufactured by Sees Candies Inc./Sees Candy Shops Inc., San San Francisco CA 94080/Los Angeles, CA 90016

    Codes: L.A.N. 048/15.

    Quantity: 8316 hearts

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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 April 8, 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.