Food recall

Lindt & Sprungli (USA), Inc. recall: Lindt Excellence 85% Cocoa Dark Chocolate Bars

Lindt & Sprungli (USA), Inc., of Stratham, NH, recalled Lindt Excellence 85% Cocoa Dark Chocolate Bars. The FDA's reason: “Product may contain undeclared milk allergens in amounts that exceed thresholds established by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on February 7, 2020, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of March 18, 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 II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed September 1, 2020

The recall

Company
Lindt & Sprungli (USA), Inc. (Stratham, NH)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Product may contain undeclared milk allergens in amounts that exceed thresholds established by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets.”
Where it was sold
New York state
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
84920

The product recalled

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

  • F-0823-2020 Class II

    Lindt Excellence 85% Cocoa Dark Chocolate Bars, 3.5 oz.(100g)

    Codes: Best Before date of 08-31-2020, Lot Code L4809, and UPC Code 0-37466-01645-0

    Quantity: 22,236 units in NY state

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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 18, 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.