Bissinger's Milk Chocolate Eggs packaged in 6.5 oz (UPC 846107009382) Item: #11108 or 1 lb. (UPC 846107003458)

Recall map → All recalls → F-1246-2016

Bissinger's Milk Chocolate Eggs packaged in 6.5 oz (UPC 846107009382) Item: #11108 or 1 lb. (UPC 846107003458) Item: # 111049 plastic bags. Bissinger's Handcrafted Chocolatier, St. Louis, MO. Karl Bissinger, LLC · reported 2016-05-04

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: The chocolate used in the product contains vanillin (an artificial ingredient) but is labeled to contain vanilla.
Classification: Class III
Recall initiated: 2016-02-22
Reported by the agency: 2016-05-04
Closed out (terminated): 2017-02-01
Recalling firm: Karl Bissinger, LLC
Saint Louis, MO
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): Shipped to nineteen retail accounts nationwide (Colorado, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Utah, and Washington) and two direct consumer accounts (Missouri and New York). There was no military/government/foreign distribution.
States we parsed from that text: CO MO NJ NM NY OR UT WA
The agency named these states. Parse method explicit_state_list, confidence high.
Food category: Candy & chocolate Dairy Eggsderived
Assigned by a reviewed keyword rulebook over the product description, not by the agency.
Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number: F-1246-2016

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