Food recall

Lipari Foods, Inc. recall: Dark Chocolate Covered Coffee Beans

Lipari Foods, Inc., of Warren, MI, recalled Dark Chocolate Covered Coffee Beans. The FDA's reason: “Lipari Foods, LLC has issued a voluntary recall of dark chocolate covered coffee beans packaged by sister company JLM due to an undeclared allergen of tree nuts (almonds).” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on February 23, 2016, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of March 30, 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 February 8, 2017

The recall

Company
Lipari Foods, Inc. (Warren, MI)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Lipari Foods, LLC has issued a voluntary recall of dark chocolate covered coffee beans packaged by sister company JLM due to an undeclared allergen of tree nuts (almonds).”
Where it was sold
Domestic: Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Wisconsin and West Virginia. Foreign: None VA/DOD: None
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
73360

The product recalled

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

  • F-0776-2016 Class I

    Dark Chocolate Covered Coffee Beans, packaged in 12 oz. tubs

    Codes: Dark Chocolate Covered Coffee Beans, packaged in 12 oz. tubs; (Multiple Brands including: Angeli Foods, Hardings Markets, Goosberries Fresh Food Market, Marthas Vineyard, Hollywood Market, Daniels Foods, Snooks Butcher Shoppe, Martins, Holiday Market, The Purple Onion, Remke Market) Lipari Product Number 510526, Lot # 22201512, Weight 12oz Tubs, Best By Date: 12/21/16, UPC # 094776131761; and Generic brand Lipari Product Number 477308, Lot # 22201512, Weight 12oz Tubs, Best By Date: 12/21/16, and UPC # 094776131761.

    Quantity: 26 cases  477308 (Tub LG Dark Chocolate Coffee Beans 12-12oz) & 17 cases  510526 (Tub LG PL Dark Chocolate Coffee Beans 12-12oz)

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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 30, 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.