FDA Recall United States TerminatedTerminated: September 1, 2020Historical recordClass II
Lindt & Sprungli (USA), Inc.
- Product
- Lindt Excellence 85% Cocoa Dark Chocolate Bars, 3.5 oz.(100g…
- Published
- March 18, 2020
- Distribution
- New York state
Lindt & Sprungli (USA), Inc. Recall: Chocolate contains undeclared milk and soy - F-0883-2020
United States
TerminatedClass II
- Company
- Lindt & Sprungli (USA), Inc.
- Product
- Lindt & Sprungli (USA), Inc.; Excellence 85% Cocoa Dark Choc…
- Recall date
- March 18, 2020
- Terminated
- October 29, 2020
- Source
- FDA
Reason for recall
Chocolate contains undeclared milk and soy
- - Recall initiated
- - Reported by source
- - Recall terminated
| Product description | UPC | Quantity | Lot / code information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindt & Sprungli (USA), Inc.; Excellence 85% Cocoa Dark Chocolate; Net WT 3.5OZ (100g) | Not published in this source record | 174,288 bars (1210 cases) | Lot # L5539 Best By 11/30/2020 |
Distribution
- AL
- AR
- AZ
- CA
- CO
- CT
- FL
- GA
- HI
- ID
- IL
- IN
- KS
- KY
- MA
- MD
- ME
- MI
- MN
- MO
- MS
- MX
- NC
- NE
- NH
- NJ
- NY
- OH
- OR
- PA
- RI
- SC
- TN
- TX
- UT
- VA
- WA
- WI and Mexico
- department of defense
Official source record
- Agency
- FDA
- Dataset
- FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
- Recall number
- F-0883-2020
- Event ID
- 85263
- Status
- Terminated
- Classification
- Class II
- Company
- Lindt & Sprungli (USA), Inc.
- Product description
- Lindt & Sprungli (USA), Inc.; Excellence 85% Cocoa Dark Chocolate; Net WT 3.5OZ (100g)
- Quantity
- 174,288 bars (1210 cases)
- Reason
- Chocolate contains undeclared milk and soy
- Recall initiation date
- March 18, 2020
- Report date
- April 15, 2020
- Classification date
- Not published in this source record
- Termination date
- October 29, 2020
- Distribution pattern
- AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MX, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI and Mexico, department of defense
- UPC, lot, and code information
- Lot # L5539 Best By 11/30/2020
- 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
Responsible company: Lindt & Sprungli (USA), Inc.
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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.
| State | Distributed |
|---|---|
| Alabama | 1 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
| Arizona | 1 |
| California | 1 |
| Colorado | 1 |
| Connecticut | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 |
| Hawaii | 1 |
| Idaho | 1 |
| Illinois | 1 |
| Indiana | 1 |
| Kansas | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
| Massachusetts | 1 |
| Maryland | 1 |
| Maine | 1 |
| Michigan | 1 |
| Minnesota | 1 |
| Missouri | 1 |
| Mississippi | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Nebraska | 1 |
| New Hampshire | 1 |
| New Jersey | 1 |
| New York | 1 |
| Ohio | 1 |
| Oregon | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
| Rhode Island | 1 |
| South Carolina | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| Texas | 1 |
| Utah | 1 |
| Virginia | 1 |
| Washington | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 1 |
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Status as reported: Terminated.
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