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Lindt & Sprungli (USA), Inc. Recall: Chocolate contains undeclared milk and soy

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

  1. - Recall initiated
  2. - Reported by source
  3. - Recall terminated
Recalled products
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.

Other recalls from Lindt & Sprungli (USA), Inc.

FDA Recall United States Terminated Historical 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

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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
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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