Food recall

KIND LLC recall: KIND Dark Chocolate Nuts and Sea Salt Bar-containing 12 /1.4 oz (40 g) bars Box :16.08 oz (480 g) per pack

KIND LLC, of New York, NY, recalled KIND Dark Chocolate Nuts and Sea Salt Bar-containing 12 /1.4 oz (40 g) bars Box :16.08 oz (480 g) per pack. The FDA's reason: “Outer box fails to declare the allergen walnuts, the individual bar is properly labeled.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on September 15, 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 II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed March 8, 2019

The recall

Company
KIND LLC (New York, NY)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Outer box fails to declare the allergen walnuts, the individual bar is properly labeled”
Where it was sold
Nationwide
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
78126

The product recalled

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

  • F-0001-2018 Class II

    KIND Dark Chocolate Nuts and Sea Salt Bar-containing 12 /1.4 oz (40 g) bars Box :16.08 oz (480 g) per pack. Box UPC: 02652 17751

    Codes: Best Before Date of 12/20/2017 (Lot Code BK16264A1) and Best Before Date of 2/3/2018 (Lot Code BK16308A1)

    Quantity: 5273 cases (72bars/cs)

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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.