Food recall: Spartan Fresh Dark Chocolate Covered Dried Cherries 8oz
FDA enforcement event 65618 is a food recall by Shoreline Fruit Inc of Traverse City, MI, initiated 25 Jun 2013 and classified Class II, with 3 product records.
FDA defines Class II as a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote. 52% of the 546 food enforcement events initiated in 2013 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 8 Nov 2013. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. This is the only enforcement event on this register for Shoreline Fruit Inc.
Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.
Recalling firm
Shoreline Fruit Inc, Traverse City, MI.
Reason for recall
"The firm was notified by their immediate supplier GKI, Inc that the Dark Chocolate Covered Dried Cherries contained some Dark Chocolate Strawberries. The strawberries contain sulfites which are not declared on the label. Shoreline Fruit, LLC has initiated a voluntary product recall of its Dark Chocolate Covered Dried Balaton Cherries because of a possible cross contamination with undeclared dark"
Distribution
"US: MI, SC, CA, NY, and OK. International: Hong Kong"
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-1797-2013 | Spartan Fresh Dark Chocolate Covered Dried Cherries 8oz | 165 (990lbs) | Class II | Terminated | 21 Aug 2013 |
| F-1799-2013 | Cherry Bay Orchards Dark Chocolate Covered Dried Balaton Cherries 4lb, 8oz, and 16oz containers | 230 cases (1150.7lbs) | Class II | Terminated | 21 Aug 2013 |
| F1798-2013 | Shoreline Fruit Dark Chocolate Covered Dried Balaton Cherries 25lbs | 70.2 (1680lbs) | Class II | Terminated | 21 Aug 2013 |
Context
Questions and answers
Why was this food recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "The firm was notified by their immediate supplier GKI, Inc that the Dark Chocolate Covered Dried Cherries contained some Dark Chocolate Strawberries. The strawberries contain sulfites which are not declared on the label. Shoreline Fruit, LLC has initiated a voluntary product recall of its Dark Chocolate Covered Dried Balaton Cherries because of a possible cross contamination with undeclared dark"
What does Class II mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "US: MI, SC, CA, NY, and OK. International: Hong Kong"
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 8 Nov 2013. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.
Where does this data come from?
openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: openFDA food enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.