Food recall: Recchiuti Bittersweet, Smooth, rich and complex. Net Wt. 3 oz. (85 G) Also sold in case of 12 UPC 8019895 00017 6…
Class I FDA enforcement event 81534. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
FDA analysis of Dairy Free Dark Chocolate found high levels of milk protein in the chocolate bars.
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
Confections by Michael Recchiuti started this food recall on 9 Nov 2018. The firm address in the FDA record is in San Francisco, CA. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 81534 has 2 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 28 Nov 2018. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 26 Apr 2019.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Two retail location and 7 distributors in CA. Also on line sales from firms website..
Recalling firm
Confections by Michael Recchiuti, 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
2 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-0698-2019 | Recchiuti Bittersweet, Smooth, rich and complex. Net Wt. 3 oz. (85 G) Also sold in case of 12 UPC 8019895 00017 6 Ingredient: Dark chocolate {cocoa beans, sugar, cocoa butter, soy lecithin (emulsifier)} Natural vanilla extract, cacao paste. Contains: soy Made on equipment also shared with soy, milk, wheat, eggs,… | Lot 21418000, 711 bars; Lot 16518000, 720 bars | Class I | Terminated | 28 Nov 2018 |
| F-0699-2019 | Recchiuti Feve. Net Wt. 3 oz. (85 G) Ingredient: Dark chocolate {cocoa beans, sugar, cocoa butter, soy lecithin (emulsifier)} Natural vanilla extract, cacao paste, cacao nibs.. Contains: soy Made on equipment also shared with soy, milk, wheat, eggs, peanuts and tree nuts. Manufactured by Recchiuti Confections, San… | Lot code 16518000, 360 bars distributed; Lot code 21418000, 193 bars distributed | Class I | Terminated | 28 Nov 2018 |
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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Food events that started in 2018
- 578
- Share of these events in Class I
- 34%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 2019 | Recchiuti Key Lime Apples; Net Wt: 4 oz. Crispy slices of Granny-Smith Apples in Semi-sweet chocolate. Ingredient: Dark Event 82295 | Food | Class I | 1 |
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report F-0698-2019The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 81534. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/81534/. 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:
Two retail location and 7 distributors in CA. Also on line sales from firms website..
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 81534?
- The event has 2 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
Lot 21418000, 711 bars; Lot 16518000, 720 bars
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many food recalls of 2018 have the same class?
- 34% of the 578 food events that started in 2018 are in Class I.