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Marich Confectionery Company, Inc. Recall: Firm was notified by a direct customer that milk chocolate macadamia nuts were found in their shipment of milk chocolate maltballs.

United States

TerminatedClass I

Company
Marich Confectionery Company, Inc.
Product
Milk Chocolate Maltballs: NET Wt. 15 lbs. Item number 992…
Recall date
November 16, 2018
Terminated
April 3, 2019
Source
FDA

Reason for recall

Firm was notified by a direct customer that milk chocolate macadamia nuts were found in their shipment of milk chocolate maltballs.

  1. - Recall initiated
  2. - Reported by source
  3. - Recall terminated
Recalled products
Product description UPC Quantity Lot / code information
Milk Chocolate Maltballs: NET Wt. 15 lbs. Item number 992 Case UPC 00797817-00992-9 Allergy Information: This product contains Wheat, milk and soy and may contain peanuts and tree nuts. 00797817-00992-9 324 - 15 lb cases of the Milk Chocolate Maltballs were distributed. 2781820, 2791809, 2831806

Distribution

  • CA
  • CO
  • HI
  • ID
  • IL
  • IN
  • KS
  • MA
  • MI
  • MN. MO
  • MS
  • NM
  • NY
  • OH
  • OK
  • OR
  • PA
  • SD
  • TX
  • WA
  • WI
  • WY and one customer in Seoul. Korea.

Official source record

Agency
FDA
Dataset
FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number
F-0726-2019
Event ID
81602
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class I
Company
Marich Confectionery Company, Inc.
Product description
Milk Chocolate Maltballs: NET Wt. 15 lbs. Item number 992 Case UPC 00797817-00992-9 Allergy Information: This product contains Wheat, milk and soy and may contain peanuts and tree nuts.
Quantity
324 - 15 lb cases of the Milk Chocolate Maltballs were distributed.
Reason
Firm was notified by a direct customer that milk chocolate macadamia nuts were found in their shipment of milk chocolate maltballs.
Recall initiation date
November 16, 2018
Report date
December 26, 2018
Classification date
Not published in this source record
Termination date
April 3, 2019
Distribution pattern
CA, CO, HI, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MI, MN. MO, MS, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SD, TX, WA, WI, WY and one customer in Seoul. Korea.
UPC, lot, and code information
UPC 00797817-00992-9; 2781820, 2791809, 2831806
Voluntary or mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial notification method
Letter
Source last updated
Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
Public Health Trace retrieval date

Responsible company: Marich Confectionery Company, Inc.

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FDA Recall United States Terminated Historical recordClass II

Marich Confectionery Company, Inc.

Product
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Published
February 15, 2017
Distribution
CA, MN and OK.

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Distribution map
State Distributed
California 1
Colorado 1
Hawaii 1
Idaho 1
Illinois 1
Indiana 1
Kansas 1
Massachusetts 1
Michigan 1
Minnesota 1
Missouri 1
Mississippi 1
New Mexico 1
New York 1
Ohio 1
Oklahoma 1
Oregon 1
Pennsylvania 1
South Dakota 1
Texas 1
Washington 1
Wisconsin 1
Wyoming 1

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