Food recall

DSD Merchandisers, Inc. recall: Dark Chocolate Malt Balls in plastic container

DSD Merchandisers, Inc., of Livermore, CA, recalled Dark Chocolate Malt Balls in plastic container. The FDA's reason: “Firm notified by customers that product labeled as Dark Chocolate Malt Balls had Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter malt balls inside - undeclared peanuts.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on August 4, 2021, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of August 18, 2021. 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 September 3, 2021

The recall

Company
DSD Merchandisers, Inc. (Livermore, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Firm notified by customers that product labeled as Dark Chocolate Malt Balls had Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter malt balls inside - undeclared peanuts.”
Where it was sold
CA, HI
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
88424

The product recalled

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

  • F-0871-2021 Class I

    Dark Chocolate Malt Balls in plastic container; 9 oz./ 255g UPC: 6 5143370179 0 Packed on the same equipment as products that contain milk, eggs, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat and soy. Distributed by DSD Merchandisers, Inc., Livermore, CA 64551

    Codes: Best Before 3/1/2022

    Quantity: 252 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 August 18, 2021.

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.