Food recall

Hummingbird Wholesale recall: Organic Cocoa-Dusted Chocolate Ginger

Hummingbird Wholesale, of Eugene, OR, recalled Organic Cocoa-Dusted Chocolate Ginger. The FDA's reason: “Organic Cocoa-Dusted Chocolate Ginger was recalled due to undeclared hazelnuts.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on April 21, 2017, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of May 17, 2017. 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 8, 2017

The recall

Company
Hummingbird Wholesale (Eugene, OR)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Organic Cocoa-Dusted Chocolate Ginger was recalled due to undeclared hazelnuts.”
Where it was sold
distributed in Oregon only
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
77101

The product recalled

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

  • F-2205-2017 Class I

    Organic Cocoa-Dusted Chocolate Ginger, packaged and distributed in 5 lbs. bulk bag. Product was later offered to consumers in a self-serve bulk bin at retail store. The label is read in parts: "***Organic Cocoa-Dusted Chocolate Ginger***Made with Fair Trade 70% Dark Chocolate***Ingredients: Dark Chocolate***Crystallized Ginger *** Cocoa Powder***NET WT: 5 LB***Distributed by Hummingbird Wholesale, Eugene OR 97401***".

    Codes: Lot number on 5lb. bag: 17086. Product was offered to consumers through a self-serve bulk bin at retail store without any lot coding available.

    Quantity: 4/5 lb. bag

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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 May 17, 2017.

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.