Food recall

Mars Chocolate North America recall: Dove Chocolate Assortment Snowflakes Net

Mars Chocolate North America, of Hackettstown, NJ, recalled Dove Chocolate Assortment Snowflakes Net. The FDA's reason: “Dove Chocolate Assortment Snowflakes may contain undeclared peanuts, what and egg ingredients.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on December 17, 2015, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of February 10, 2016. 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 5, 2017

The recall

Company
Mars Chocolate North America (Hackettstown, NJ)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Dove Chocolate Assortment Snowflakes may contain undeclared peanuts, what and egg ingredients.”
Where it was sold
AZ, GA, MA, MS, OH, VA, CA, IA, MD, NH, OK, VT, CO, IL, ME, NJ, OR, WA, CT, IN, MI, NM, PA, WI, DE, KS, MN, NV, RI, WY, FL, KY, MO, NY and TX.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
72887

The product recalled

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

  • F-0532-2016 Class I

    Dove Chocolate Assortment Snowflakes Net. Wt. 24.0 oz. Distributed by Mars Chocolate na, llc Hackettstown, NJ 07840-1503 USA UPC 400050521

    Codes: Code and Best Before Dates include: 537CG4PA30: Best Before 9/2016 537DG4PA30: Best Before 9/2016 538AG4PA30: Best Before 9/2016 538AM4PA30: Best Before 9/2016 541AG4PA20: Best Before 10/2016 542EM4PA20: Best Before 10/2016

    Quantity: 6582 cases

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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 February 10, 2016.

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.