# FDA recall F-1246-2016

> **Karl Bissinger, LLC** · Class III · food recall initiated 2016-02-22.

## 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

- **Recall number:** F-1246-2016
- **Recalling firm:** Karl Bissinger, LLC
- **Classification:** Class III
- **Product type:** food
- **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

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

## Citation

> AI Analytics. FDA recall F-1246-2016. Retrieved 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/recall/F-1246-2016. Source: US FDA. Licensed CC0.

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