HyVee Chocolate Covered Caramels, packaged in 12-oz. clear plastic clamshell containers (UPC 077232125207), 16

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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. Palmer Candy Co · reported 2013-12-18

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: Chocolate caramel clusters containing peanuts were mislabeled as chocolate covered caramels, which do not contain peanuts.
Classification: Class I
Recall initiated: 2013-11-08
Reported by the agency: 2013-12-18
Closed out (terminated): 2014-03-12
Recalling firm: Palmer Candy Co
Sioux City, IA
United States
This is the firm that issued the recall — commonly a distributor or processor. It is not the origin of contamination.
Distribution (the agency's own words): Distribution was made to a distribution center in Iowa.
States we parsed from that text: IA
The agency named these states. Parse method explicit_state_list, confidence high.
Food category: Candy & chocolatederived
Assigned by a reviewed keyword rulebook over the product description, not by the agency.
Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number: F-0732-2014

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