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Mellace Family Brands California Inc Recall: Product may contain undeclared milk allergen.

United States

TerminatedClass I

Company
Mellace Family Brands California Inc
Product
Wegmans brand Semi-Sweet Chocolate Nonpareils in an 18.5 oz.…
Recall date
April 18, 2020
Terminated
February 26, 2021
Source
FDA

Reason for recall

Product may contain undeclared milk allergen.

  1. - Recall initiated
  2. - Reported by source
  3. - Recall terminated
Recalled products
Product description UPC Quantity Lot / code information
Wegmans brand Semi-Sweet Chocolate Nonpareils in an 18.5 oz. (524 g) plastic container, 12 plastic containers per case. Not published in this source record 294 cases. Lot Number: 98581 & 05033 Best by: 12/18/2020 & 12/28/2020

Distribution

  • Product was distributed in the following states: MA
  • MD
  • NJ
  • NY
  • PA
  • & VA.

Official source record

Agency
FDA
Dataset
FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number
F-0949-2020
Event ID
85539
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class I
Company
Mellace Family Brands California Inc
Product description
Wegmans brand Semi-Sweet Chocolate Nonpareils in an 18.5 oz. (524 g) plastic container, 12 plastic containers per case.
Quantity
294 cases.
Reason
Product may contain undeclared milk allergen.
Recall initiation date
April 18, 2020
Report date
May 27, 2020
Classification date
Not published in this source record
Termination date
February 26, 2021
Distribution pattern
Product was distributed in the following states: MA, MD, NJ, NY, PA, & VA.
UPC, lot, and code information
Lot Number: 98581 & 05033 Best by: 12/18/2020 & 12/28/2020
Voluntary or mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial notification method
E-Mail
Source last updated
Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
Public Health Trace retrieval date

Responsible company: Mellace Family Brands California Inc

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Product
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Published
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Distribution
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Product
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Published
July 16, 2025
Distribution
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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
Massachusetts 1
Maryland 1
New Jersey 1
New York 1
Pennsylvania 1
Virginia 1

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