Food recall

Lotte International America Corp. recall: Lotte Kancho Choco-Biscuit

Lotte International America Corp., of Los Angeles, CA, recalled Lotte Kancho Choco-Biscuit. The FDA's reason: “Firm was notified by customer of peanut allergen found in the product during product sampling and testing in Kancho Choco Biscuits.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on February 20, 2018, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of March 14, 2018. 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

See FDA's words below

Status

Terminated

Closed November 14, 2018

The recall

Company
Lotte International America Corp. (Los Angeles, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Firm was notified by customer of peanut allergen found in the product during product sampling and testing in Kancho Choco Biscuits.”
Where it was sold
Nationwide distribution and Canada
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
79312

The product recalled

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

  • F-0910-2018 Class I

    Lotte Kancho Choco-Biscuit; Sold as Lotte Kancho - 42 g -1.48 oz. UPC CODE: 8801062 144815; Lotte Kancho Cup - 95 g cup - UPC CODE: 8801062 516858; Lotte Kancho Multi - 168 g - UPC CODE: 8801062 144815. Master carton UPC: 1 8801062 133090 Ingredients: Wheat Flour, Sugar, Blended oil (hydrogenated palm oil, Palm oil, Glycerin esters of fatty acid, Tocopherol), Cocoa mass, Palm oil, Cocoa preparation (Whole milk powder, Cocoa mass), Lactose Acidity regulator (Ammonium bicarbonate, Sodium bicarbonate), Dextrin, Almond powder, Processed whole milk powder (Whey powder, Butter fat, Lactose, Milk cream, Sodium caseinate), Salt, D-altritol, Artificial flavors, Emulsifier (Soy lecithin), Yeast preparation (Glucose syrup, Sugar, Water), Protease preparation (Protease, Glycerol) Allergen Information: Contain wheat, Soy, Milk, Almond, May contain Egg Distributed by Lotte Int'l America Corp., Los Angeles, CA 90021

    Codes: All codes Product ID #: 10142080

    Quantity: 4,657 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 March 14, 2018.

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.