French Broad Chocolate Factory Recall: Undeclared nut allergen (walnut) due to mislabeling. The product's printed tasting guide incorrectly identifies the Walnut Fudge and Peach Cobbler flavor chocolates (bonbons). Consumers relying on the printed materials could mistakenly consume a nut-containing bonbon.
United States
OngoingClass I
- Company
- French Broad Chocolate Factory
- Product
- french broad CHOCOLATE bette's bake sale (a multi-flavor bon…
- Recall date
- April 23, 2026
- Source
- FDA
Reason for recall
Undeclared nut allergen (walnut) due to mislabeling. The product's printed tasting guide incorrectly identifies the Walnut Fudge and Peach Cobbler flavor chocolates (bonbons). Consumers relying on the printed materials could mistakenly consume a nut-containing bonbon.
- - Recall initiated
- - Reported by source
| Product description | UPC | Quantity | Lot / code information |
|---|---|---|---|
| french broad CHOCOLATE bette's bake sale (a multi-flavor bonbon assortment). 6-piece NET WT. 2.5 OZ (70.75G); 12-piece NET WT. 5 OZ (141.75G); and 24-piece NET WT. 10 OZ (283.5G), French Broad Chocolate Crafted in Asheville, NC 28801, USA | Not published in this source record | 34/2.5oz boxes, 400/5oz boxes, 53/10oz boxes | 6-piece: Batch 260414 Best By Jun. 29 2026 & Batch 260417 Best By Jun. 30 2026 12-piece: Batch 260414 Best By Jun. 22 2026 & Batch 260417 Best By Jun. 30 2026 24-piece: Batch 260414 Best By Jun. 29 2026 & Batch 260417 Best By Jun. 30 2026 |
Distribution
- Product was shipped to the following states: AL
- AR
- AZ
- CA
- CO
- CT
- DC
- FL
- GA
- IA
- IL
- IN
- KY
- LA
- MA
- MD
- MI
- MN
- MO
- MS
- MT
- NC
- NE
- NH
- NJ
- NM
- NY
- OH
- OK
- OR
- PA
- SC
- SD
- TN
- TX
- UT
- VA
- VT
- WA
- WI & WV.
Official source record
- Agency
- FDA
- Dataset
- FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
- Recall number
- H-0712-2026
- Event ID
- 98806
- Status
- Ongoing
- Classification
- Class I
- Company
- French Broad Chocolate Factory
- Product description
- french broad CHOCOLATE bette's bake sale (a multi-flavor bonbon assortment). 6-piece NET WT. 2.5 OZ (70.75G); 12-piece NET WT. 5 OZ (141.75G); and 24-piece NET WT. 10 OZ (283.5G), French Broad Chocolate Crafted in Asheville, NC 28801, USA
- Quantity
- 34/2.5oz boxes, 400/5oz boxes, 53/10oz boxes
- Reason
- Undeclared nut allergen (walnut) due to mislabeling. The product's printed tasting guide incorrectly identifies the Walnut Fudge and Peach Cobbler flavor chocolates (bonbons). Consumers relying on the printed materials could mistakenly consume a nut-containing bonbon.
- Recall initiation date
- April 23, 2026
- Report date
- May 13, 2026
- Classification date
- Not published in this source record
- Termination date
- Not terminated as of this source record
- Distribution pattern
- Product was shipped to the following states: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI & WV.
- UPC, lot, and code information
- 6-piece: Batch 260414 Best By Jun. 29 2026 & Batch 260417 Best By Jun. 30 2026 12-piece: Batch 260414 Best By Jun. 22 2026 & Batch 260417 Best By Jun. 30 2026 24-piece: Batch 260414 Best By Jun. 29 2026 & Batch 260417 Best By Jun. 30 2026
- 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: French Broad Chocolate Factory
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 |
| District of Columbia | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 |
| Iowa | 1 |
| Illinois | 1 |
| Indiana | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
| Louisiana | 1 |
| Massachusetts | 1 |
| Maryland | 1 |
| Michigan | 1 |
| Minnesota | 1 |
| Missouri | 1 |
| Mississippi | 1 |
| Montana | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Nebraska | 1 |
| New Hampshire | 1 |
| New Jersey | 1 |
| New Mexico | 1 |
| New York | 1 |
| Ohio | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
| Oregon | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
| South Carolina | 1 |
| South Dakota | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| Texas | 1 |
| Utah | 1 |
| Virginia | 1 |
| Vermont | 1 |
| Washington | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 1 |
| West Virginia | 1 |
States shown are extracted from the source's free-text distribution description above; a narrative description (e.g. "distributed nationwide") may not list individual states to extract.
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