Food recall: HyVee Chocolate Caramel Clusters, packaged in 9-oz. clear plastic clamshell containers (UPC 077232125153), 16…
Class I FDA enforcement event 66812. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Chocolate caramel clusters containing peanuts were mislabeled as chocolate covered caramels, which do not contain peanuts.
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
Palmer Candy Co started this food recall on 8 Nov 2013. The firm address in the FDA record is in Sioux City, IA. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 66812 has 2 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 18 Dec 2013. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 12 Mar 2014.
It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.
FDA publishes these words. Source: FDA, Enforcement Reports, Important Note, read on . openFDA export of .
Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Distribution was made to a distribution center in Iowa.
Recalling firm
Palmer Candy Co, Sioux City, IA.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
2 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-0731-2014 | HyVee Chocolate Caramel Clusters, packaged in 9-oz. clear plastic clamshell containers (UPC 077232125153), 16 containers/case (UPC 10077232125150). The firm name on the label is HyVee, West Des Moines, IA. | 159/16/9-oz. container cases | Class I | Terminated | 18 Dec 2013 |
| F-0732-2014 | HyVee Chocolate Covered Caramels, packaged in 12-oz. clear plastic clamshell containers (UPC 077232125207), 16 containers/case (UPC 10077232125204). The firm name on the label is HyVee, West Des Moines, IA. | 99/16/12-oz. container cases | Class I | Terminated | 18 Dec 2013 |
openFDA, about the status: FDA does not update the status of a recall after the recall has been classified according to its level of hazard. As such, the status of a recall (open, completed, or terminated) will remain unchanged after published in the Enforcement Reports.
Source: openFDA, Drug Recall Enforcement Reports, Disclaimer.
Enforcement report: The FDA publication that lists recalls. It has one record for each product of a recall.
Enforcement event: All the product records that have one FDA event number. This site shows one event on one page.
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
- 2Median of the firm: 2
- Events of the firm on the register
- 2
Other events of the firm
| Initiated | Product (first record) | Type | Class | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 2013 | Eagle Premium, Snack Shoppe, Pistachios, in-shell pistachios, packaged in 2-oz (UPC 4262500705) and 5.25-oz (UPC 4262500 Event 65419 | Food | Class I | 1 |
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report F-0731-2014The FDA record of the first product of this event.
- FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
- FDA: report a problemThe FDA page that shows where a report about a product goes.
Follow by RSS:Food, drug and device recallsFDA Class I recalls
Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 66812. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/66812/. 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
FDA has one record for each product. This site puts the records with the same event number on one page. The class of the event is the highest class of its records. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
Distribution was made to a distribution center in Iowa.
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 66812?
- The event has 2 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
159/16/9-oz. container cases
- 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.