Chocolate recall updated as FDA sets highest risk level

Chocolate bars sold by a New York candy store that were recalled earlier this summer have now been given a risk rating by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The FDA has classified the Marabou Sea Salt Chocolate Bar, produced by BonBon NYC LLC, as a “Class 1” recall. This is the highest classification for a recalled product.

According to the FDA, a Class 1 recall “means a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that use of or exposure to a nonconforming product will result in serious adverse health consequences or death.”

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Newsweek previously reported on the recall of the Marabou Sea Salt Chocolate Bar due to concerns that the bar contained wheat and nuts that were not listed on the packaging.

The FDA’s update confirms this, stating that the bars — which are described as a 6-ounce flat chocolate bar in yellow packaging with the word “havvsalt” (Swedish for “sea salt”) — may contain undeclared almonds, wheat and tree nuts.

The bars were sold at BonBon stores at 130 Allen St., 1220 Lexington Ave. and 705 Driggs Ave. in New York City and are produced in Sweden.

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According to the BonBon A Swedish CandyCo website, “they always guarantee quality and the highest standards, as set by real Oompa Loompas on the ground in Sweden and New York.”

According to the FDA press release regarding the first recall, BonBon has removed the Marabou Sea Salt Chocolate bars from its sales area and destroyed the bars at all of its points of sale.

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Newsweek contacted A Swedish Candy Co. for comment via email outside regular business hours on Saturday.

The FDA has recalled a number of food products this month. Most recently, they recalled the 7-Eleven Fudge Brownie, made by Innovation Bakers, LLC of Fullerton, CA. They recalled the brownies because the brownies may contain undeclared walnuts. So far, no one has reported getting sick from the brownies. They were recalled on September 10th.

The FDA also recently recalled Dark Chocolate Filled Mini Waffle Cones made by Hammond’s Candies in Denver, CO, due to undeclared milk. The recall was initiated after a customer reported an allergic reaction. After testing the product, the FDA found that the Mini Waffle Cones contained more than trace amounts of milk proteins.

Other food recalls initiated by the FDA in September included: whole cantaloupes produced by retailer Kandy and distributed in Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Texas and Virginia due to Salmonella concerns; eggs produced by Milo’s Poultry Farms, LLC in Wisconsin and distributed in Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan due to Salmonella concerns; and Shiso Katsuo Ninniku & Miso Katsuo Ninniku produced by Niitakaya USA Inc. in California and distributed worldwide because they may contain undeclared fish.