Food recall: See's Candies, Van Doren Dark Chocolate Blueberries; 8 oz. clear plastic packages. See's Candies Inc./See's Candy…
Class I FDA enforcement event 66028. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Investigation into a consumer complaint revealed that "milk: had been erroneously omitted from the ingredient statement of Dark Chocolate covered Blueberries.
Class I, in the words of FDA
a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death
See's Candies Inc. started this food recall on 17 Aug 2013. The firm address in the FDA record is in South San Francisco, CA. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 66028 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 4 Sep 2013. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 30 Oct 2013.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
See's retail store and Licensees in US and Hong Kong and Taiwan and mail order US only.
Recalling firm
See's Candies Inc., South San Francisco, CA.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
1 product record in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-1853-2013 | See's Candies, Van Doren Dark Chocolate Blueberries; 8 oz. clear plastic packages. See's Candies Inc./See's Candy Shops Inc: South San Francisco, CA 94080/Los Angeles, CA 90016 | 8,327 lbs. | Class I | Terminated | 4 Sep 2013 |
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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Food events that started in 2013
- 546
- Share of these events in Class I
- 37%
- Product records in this event
- 1Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 4
Other events of the firm
| Initiated | Product (first record) | Type | Class | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Feb 2015 | See's Candies Classic Red Heart with Assorted Chocolates (8 oz. 227 g), 42 hearts per carton; UPC 737666091201 Ingredien | Food | Class I | 1 |
| 14 Jun 2013 | See's Milk Raisins: Ingredients: Raisins, Sugar, Cocoa butter, milk chocolate, soy lecithin, Vanillin, Dextrin, Confecti | Food | Class I | 2 |
| 28 Feb 2013 | See's Candies, Divinity with Walnuts; Net Wt. 1.7 oz, (48 gr). See's Candies, South San Francisco, CA. | Food | Class I | 1 |
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report F-1853-2013The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 66028. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/66028/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA food enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
See's retail store and Licensees in US and Hong Kong and Taiwan and mail order US only.
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 66028?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
8,327 lbs.
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many food recalls of 2013 have the same class?
- 37% of the 546 food events that started in 2013 are in Class I.