Bissinger's Milk Chocolate Eggs packaged in
Reason The chocolate used in the product contains vanillin (an artificial ingredient) but is labeled to contain vanilla.
Bissinger's Dark Chocolate Bunny Ears recall
Recalled by Karl Bissinger LLC · Saint Louis, MO, United States
Class I — High risk. Reasonable probability of serious harm or death.
Why it was recalled
Milk chocolate bunny ears are packaged in dark chocolate packaging. The ingredient statement does not list milk.
See the recall's own reason text for the specifics. All other reasons recalls.
What was recalled
Bissinger's Dark Chocolate Bunny Ears, 1 oz, individually wrapped in clear plastic with an ingredient card insert and packaged in a 24-ct. "point of purchase" display case. UPC 846107009785 (individual unit UPC 846107009788) Product number 16593. Bissinger's Handcrafted Chocolatier, St. Louis, MO.
Quantity: 10,363 individual units
Food: Chocolate & candy
Lot codes, dates and UPCs
A recall covers only these codes. Compare them with the lot number, best-by date or UPC printed on your package.
Lot Codes: 4981 Best By FEB 2015
Where it was sold
Alabama Arizona California Colorado Connecticut District of Columbia Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Iowa Idaho Illinois Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland Maine Montana North Carolina New Jersey New Mexico New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Washington Wisconsin West Virginia
FDA's distribution note: The product was distributed to AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MT, NC, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI AND WV.
Do not eat it. Class I means FDA judged there is a reasonable probability of serious illness or death. If the brand, size and lot or date code on your package match, throw the product away or return it to the store for a refund, and clean any surface or container it touched. If anyone has eaten it and feels unwell, contact a doctor and mention the recall. 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.
- Recalling firm
- Karl Bissinger LLC
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Recall initiated
- Apr 9, 2014
- In FDA report of
- May 14, 2014
- Terminated
- Feb 8, 2017
- FDA recall number
- F-1924-2014 · event 67952
- Official record
- FDA enforcement report search
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