Food recall

Willy Pete's Chocolate Company LLC recall: Willy Pete's Chocolates brand Almond Despair

Willy Pete's Chocolate Company LLC, of Harwinton, CT, recalled Willy Pete's Chocolates brand Almond Despair. The FDA's reason: “Almonds are not declared in the ingredient statement. Almond is included in description of product on front label.” The FDA classified it Class III: it is unlikely to cause harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on December 22, 2025, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of February 11, 2026. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class III

It is unlikely to cause harm

Why

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed February 25, 2026

The recall

Company
Willy Pete's Chocolate Company LLC (Harwinton, CT)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Almonds are not declared in the ingredient statement. Almond is included in description of product on front label.”
Where it was sold
MA, SC, CT
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
98209

The product recalled

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

  • H-0484-2026 Class III

    Willy Pete's Chocolates brand Almond Despair; Dark Chocolate with Coconuts, Almonds, & Carolina Reapers; Ingredients: Sugar, Vegetable Oil, (Palm Kernel Oil & Hydrogentated Palm Kernel Oil), Cocoa Powder (processed with Alkali), Soy Lecithin (An Emulsifier), Whey Powder (Milk) & Salt. Coconut, Sugar, Water Propylene Glycol (Sustains Freshness), Salt, Sodium Metabisulfite (Preserves Whiteness). Macadamia nuts & Carolina Reaper Powder; Contains Milk and Soy. Tree Nuts. May contain traces of peanuts; UPC: 0 987261 5

    Codes: No additional coding. UPC Codes: 09872615

    Quantity: 54 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 February 11, 2026.

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.