FDA recall F-1246-2016

Product

Bissinger's Milk Chocolate Eggs packaged in 6.5 oz (UPC 846107009382) Item: #11108 or 1 lb. (UPC 846107003458) Item: # 111049 plastic bags. Bissinger's Handcrafted Chocolatier, St. Louis, MO.

Reason for recall

The chocolate used in the product contains vanillin (an artificial ingredient) but is labeled to contain vanilla.

Distribution

Shipped to nineteen retail accounts nationwide (Colorado, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Utah, and Washington) and two direct consumer accounts (Missouri and New York). There was no military/government/foreign distribution.

Key facts

Status

Terminated

Initiation date

2016-02-22

Report date

2016-05-04

Termination date

2017-02-01

Voluntary/Mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Location

Saint Louis, MO, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=F-1246-2016