Food recall: Inclusion chocolate bar 66% Cacao topped with pistachios, cranberries & Sea Salt in a white and green wrapping with…
Class I FDA enforcement event 72481. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Undeclared Milk on the labels of various dark chocolate bars. FDA samples came back positive for milk.
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
E3 Artisan started this food recall on 21 Oct 2015. The firm address in the FDA record is in Woodstock, IL. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 72481 has 21 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 17 Feb 2016. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 23 Aug 2017.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
The firm distributed the product to 86 domestic firms. The spread sheet is attached.
Recalling firm
E3 Artisan, Woodstock, IL.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
21 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-0301-2016 | Inclusion chocolate bar 66% Cacao topped with pistachios, cranberries & Sea Salt in a white and green wrapping with white and gray lettering. | 636 bars | Class I | Terminated | 17 Feb 2016 |
| F-0302-2016 | Mendiant Orange apricot & carmelized hazelnut packaged in a clear plastic bag with brown label with white lettering. | 120 bars | Class I | Terminated | 17 Feb 2016 |
| F-0303-2016 | Inclusion bar-macadamia nuts, raspberries, and kaffir lime | 600 bars | Class I | Terminated | 17 Feb 2016 |
| F-0304-2016 | Inclusion bar-candied ginger, candied orange peel, and coriander. | 312 bars | Class I | Terminated | 17 Feb 2016 |
| F-0305-2016 | Inclusion bar-strawberries, rose petals, and pink peppercorns. | 372 bars | Class I | Terminated | 17 Feb 2016 |
| F-0306-2016 | Inclusion bar-strawberries, rose petals, and pink peppercorns. | 528 bars | Class I | Terminated | 17 Feb 2016 |
| F-0307-2016 | Inclusion bar-cherries, cocoa nibs, cayenne. | 228 bars | Class I | Terminated | 17 Feb 2016 |
| F-0308-2016 | Inclusion bar-strawberries, mangoes, and chiles. | 444 bars | Class I | Terminated | 17 Feb 2016 |
| F-0309-2016 | Inclusion bar-expresso, cherries, and hazelnuts. | 444 bars | Class I | Terminated | 17 Feb 2016 |
| F-0310-2016 | Inclusion bar-scorpion pepper, bourbon, smoked sea salt, and caramel pecans. | 708 bars | Class I | Terminated | 17 Feb 2016 |
| F-0311-2016 | Inclusion bar-Cocao Nibs, caramel almonds, and sea salt. | 720 bars | Class I | Terminated | 17 Feb 2016 |
| F-0312-2016 | Meltaway bar-black cherry lemonade. | 216 bars | Class I | Terminated | 17 Feb 2016 |
| F-0313-2016 | Meltaway bar- Sweet basil & Cherry blossom. | 264 bars | Class I | Terminated | 17 Feb 2016 |
| F-0314-2016 | Meltaway bar- Blood Orange & Vanilla bean. | 348 bars | Class I | Terminated | 17 Feb 2016 |
| F-0315-2016 | Mendiant- Pistachio, Rose Petal & Candied Ginger. | 180 bars | Class I | Terminated | 17 Feb 2016 |
| F-0316-2016 | Meltaways- 3 piece peppermint meltaways. | 20 bars | Class I | Terminated | 17 Feb 2016 |
| F-0317-2016 | Meltaways- 3 piece Vanilla Sea Salt meltaways. | 60 bars | Class I | Terminated | 17 Feb 2016 |
| F-0318-2016 | Meltaways- 3 piece Tahitian Vanilla Lemon Meltaways. | 30 bars | Class I | Terminated | 17 Feb 2016 |
| F-0319-2016 | Meltaways- 3 piece Blood Orange meltaways. | 40 bars | Class I | Terminated | 17 Feb 2016 |
| F-0320-2016 | Meltaways- 3 piece meltaways assorted. | 130 bars | Class I | Terminated | 17 Feb 2016 |
| F-0321-2016 | Meltaway bar- French Vanilla & salted Almond. | 348 bars | Class I | Terminated | 17 Feb 2016 |
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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Food events that started in 2015
- 607
- Share of these events in Class I
- 47%
- Product records in this event
- 21
- Events of the firm on the register
- 1
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report F-0301-2016The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 72481. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/72481/. 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:
The firm distributed the product to 86 domestic firms. The spread sheet is attached.
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 72481?
- The event has 21 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
636 bars
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many food recalls of 2015 have the same class?
- 47% of the 607 food events that started in 2015 are in Class I.