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Chukar Cherry Company Recall: Product contains unintentional presence of milk and therefore milk was not listed on the label as an ingredient.

United States

TerminatedClass I

Company
Chukar Cherry Company
Product
Ultra Dark Chocolate Black Forest Cherries, Chukar Cherries…
Recall date
November 16, 2018
Terminated
October 8, 2019
Source
FDA

Reason for recall

Product contains unintentional presence of milk and therefore milk was not listed on the label as an ingredient.

  1. - Recall initiated
  2. - Reported by source
  3. - Recall terminated
Recalled products
Product description UPC Quantity Lot / code information
Ultra Dark Chocolate Black Forest Cherries, Chukar Cherries brand, packaged in 7.5 oz. plastic pouches. UPC 0 11261 23907 8. The label is read in parts: "***ULTRA DARK CHOCOLATE BLACK FOREST CHERRIES***Ingredients: Bittersweet Chocolate (Cacao Beans, Pure Cane Sugar, Unsweetened Chocolate, Cocoa Butter, Sunflower Lecithin, Soya Lecithin, Pure Vanilla), Dried Cherries, Cocoa processed with potassium carbonate, Natural Flavors *** Allergen Caution: This product contains soy and is made in a facility that contains tree nuts and peanuts. Gluten free ***". Not published in this source record 2,098 pouches Best By 11/2019

Distribution

  • Distributed in AK
  • AZ
  • CA
  • CO
  • MD
  • ME
  • MT
  • OR
  • UT
  • WA
  • and WY and sold online at Chukar.com. Product also distributed in Canada. Four additional products except Amaretto Rainier Cherries are distributed in AK
  • AZ
  • CA
  • CO
  • IA
  • ID
  • KS
  • ME
  • MN
  • MO
  • MT
  • NJ
  • NV
  • OH
  • OK
  • OR
  • TN
  • TX
  • UT
  • and WA.

Official source record

Agency
FDA
Dataset
FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number
F-0721-2019
Event ID
81588
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class I
Company
Chukar Cherry Company
Product description
Ultra Dark Chocolate Black Forest Cherries, Chukar Cherries brand, packaged in 7.5 oz. plastic pouches. UPC 0 11261 23907 8. The label is read in parts: "***ULTRA DARK CHOCOLATE BLACK FOREST CHERRIES***Ingredients: Bittersweet Chocolate (Cacao Beans, Pure Cane Sugar, Unsweetened Chocolate, Cocoa Butter, Sunflower Lecithin, Soya Lecithin, Pure Vanilla), Dried Cherries, Cocoa processed with potassium carbonate, Natural Flavors *** Allergen Caution: This product contains soy and is made in a facility that contains tree nuts and peanuts. Gluten free ***".
Quantity
2,098 pouches
Reason
Product contains unintentional presence of milk and therefore milk was not listed on the label as an ingredient.
Recall initiation date
November 16, 2018
Report date
December 5, 2018
Classification date
Not published in this source record
Termination date
October 8, 2019
Distribution pattern
Distributed in AK, AZ, CA, CO, MD, ME, MT, OR, UT, WA, and WY and sold online at Chukar.com. Product also distributed in Canada. Four additional products except Amaretto Rainier Cherries are distributed in AK, AZ, CA, CO, IA, ID, KS, ME, MN, MO, MT, NJ, NV, OH, OK, OR, TN, TX, UT, and WA.
UPC, lot, and code information
Best By 11/2019
Voluntary or mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial notification method
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Source last updated
Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
Public Health Trace retrieval date

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This recall shares FDA event ID 81588 with 4 other product entries in Public Health Trace.

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Responsible company: Chukar Cherry Company

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Distribution map

A map highlighting the states named in the source's distribution description.

Shading reflects state-level totals only, as published by the source. It does not imply county-level or point-level precision.

Distribution map
State Distributed
Alaska 1
Arizona 1
California 1
Colorado 1
Maryland 1
Maine 1
Montana 1
Oregon 1
Utah 1
Washington 1
Wyoming 1
Iowa 1
Idaho 1
Kansas 1
Minnesota 1
Missouri 1
New Jersey 1
Nevada 1
Ohio 1
Oklahoma 1
Tennessee 1
Texas 1

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