Hexing Haw Balls candy
Reason Unapproved dye Ponceau 4R
Recalled by Blommer Chocolate Company of California, LLC · Union City, CA, United States
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
During sanitation activities it was noticed that two light shields had pieces missing and potentially could have gotten into finished products.
These are failures of the safety steps that keep food safe - cooking, pasteurising, keeping cold, sealing - even when no contaminant has yet been found. All processing & sanitation problems recalls.
Blommer Chocolate Company ERNIES (chocolate candy centers with candy shell) Net Wt. 25 lbs. Ingredients: Sugar, cocoa, hydrogenated palm kernel oil, whey, artificial color (FD&C Blue No. 1, Blue No 1 Lake, Blue #2 Lake, Yellow #5, Yellow No. 5 Lake, Yellow No. 6, Yellow No. 6 Lake, Red No 40, Red No 40 Lake, Sorbitol, Titanium dioxide, phosphoric acid, methyl and propyl parabens and caramel), nonfat milk powder, corn syrup, soy lecithin added as an emulsified, wax dextrin and vanillin. (an artificial flavor) UPC U173419 FPC-ERN 15025CN Blommer Chocolate Company, 1515 Pacific Street, Union City, CA 87
Quantity: 20,000 lbs.
Food: Chocolate & candy
A recall covers only these codes. Compare them with the lot number, best-by date or UPC printed on your package.
Lot U173419; Best Before: 12/17/2018 - New Century Snacks
California
FDA's distribution note: CA only
Check the codes, then return or discard. Class II means eating it may cause temporary or reversible health problems. If your package matches the recalled codes, do not eat it - return it to the store or throw it away. FDA lists this recall as terminated: the company has finished removing the product, so it should no longer be on shelves - but it can still be in a freezer or pantry.
Reason Unapproved dye Ponceau 4R
Reason Product may have been improperly pasteurized.
Reason Undeclared allergen (tree nuts): hazelnut, cashew, and pistachio.
Reason Soy not declared in the contains statement.