Food recall

Gourmet International Ltd. recall: Butler's Dark Chocolate with Irish Whisky

Gourmet International Ltd., of Grand Rapids, MI, recalled Butler's Dark Chocolate with Irish Whisky. The FDA's reason: “undeclared milk.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on December 6, 2019, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of January 22, 2020. 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 October 8, 2020

The recall

Company
Gourmet International Ltd. (Grand Rapids, MI)
Reason, in FDA's words
“undeclared milk”
Where it was sold
CA CT IL IN MD MI MN MO NJ NY OH PA TX WA WI
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
84455

The product recalled

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

  • F-0514-2020 Class I

    Butler's Dark Chocolate with Irish Whisky, 3.52oz bar, UPC 8 44984 17619 7, 10 units per case

    Codes: BEST BEFORE 16 AUG 20 BN 101048778 Lot Code: 011222006

    Quantity: 2000 units

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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 January 22, 2020.

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.