Food recall

Cargill Cocoa and Chocolate, Inc. recall: Shoprite Real Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

Cargill Cocoa and Chocolate, Inc., of Milwaukee, WI, recalled Shoprite Real Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips. The FDA's reason: “Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate is recalling Shoprite Real Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips due to undeclared milk.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on August 31, 2017, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of October 11, 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 11, 2020

The recall

Company
Cargill Cocoa and Chocolate, Inc. (Milwaukee, WI)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate is recalling Shoprite Real Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips due to undeclared milk.”
Where it was sold
Shop Rite and The Fresh Grocer and other retail stores in CT, DE, MD, NJ, NY, and PA.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
78062

The product recalled

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

  • F-3609-2017 Class I

    Shoprite Real Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips, Net Wt. 24 oz., UPC 41190-02668 best by dates 4-11-2019 and 4-12-2019.

    Codes: 10117AMAX and 10217AMAX / BEST BY 4-11-2019 and 4-12-2019

    Quantity: 48,420 pounds

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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 October 11, 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.