Food recall

WHOLE ALTERNATIVES LLC recall: Dark Chocolate Covered Almonds 9 oz clam shell & 25 lb box Ingredients

WHOLE ALTERNATIVES LLC, of Louisville, KY, recalled Dark Chocolate Covered Almonds 9 oz clam shell & 25 lb box Ingredients. The FDA's reason: “The firm was notified by their supplier that they failed to declare milk on the label. Therefore when they repacked the product they did not include milk on their label.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on October 31, 2017, 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 II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed May 9, 2018

The recall

Company
WHOLE ALTERNATIVES LLC (Louisville, KY)
Reason, in FDA's words
“The firm was notified by their supplier that they failed to declare milk on the label. Therefore when they repacked the product they did not include milk on their label.”
Where it was sold
Product was shipped to the following states: FL, IL, IN, PA & TX
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
79376

The product recalled

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

  • F-0920-2018 Class II

    Dark Chocolate Covered Almonds 9 oz clam shell & 25 lb box Ingredients: Dark Chocolate (Sugar, chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Chocolate Liquor Processed with Alkali, Soy Lecithin (Emulsifier), Salt, Vanilla, Almonds and Confectioners Glaze. Sold under the brand names and Distributed by: Sage Valley St. Augustine, FL 32085-9000 (800) 223-2910 & Tree of Life, LLC, A KeHE Company St. Augustine, FL 32085-9000

    Codes: TREE OF LIFE 9 oz, UPC 0 30684 00915 0; LOT 217P10, Best By Date 8/4/2017, LOT 260P08, Best By Date 9/16/2017, LOT 272P08, Best By Date 9/28/2017, LOT 312P09, Best By Date 11/7/2017, LOT 334P11, Best By Date 11/29/2017, LOT 341P15, Best By Date 12/6/2017, LOT 351P16, Best By Date 12/16/2017, LOT 009Q10, Best By Date 1/9/2018 & LOT 114Q04, Best By Date 4/24/2018. SAGE VALLEY 9 oz, UPC 0 30684 01721 6; LOT, 224P06 Best By Date 8/11/2017, LOT, 260P07 Best By Date 9/6/2017, LOT, 315P09 Best By Date 11/10/2017, LOT, 003Q18 Best By Date 1/3/2018, LOT, 020Q15 Best By Date 1/20/2018 & LOT, 076Q18, Best By Date, 3/17/2018. TREE OF LIFE (Bulk), UPC 0 77420 10029 0; LOT CHOCALMD02516314, Best By Date 6/15/2018 & LOT CHOCALMD02517011, Best By Date 6/15/2018

    Quantity: 369 cs/12/9 oz clam shells + 20/25 lb boxes

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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.