US Food Recall Atlas

A single recall record, as the agency published it.

Recall mapAll recalls → F-1853-2013

See's Candies, Van Doren Dark Chocolate Blueberries; 8 oz. clear plastic packages. See's Candies Inc./See's Candy Shops Inc: South San Francisco, CA 94080/Los Angeles, CA 90016 See's Candies Inc. · reported 2013-09-04

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall
Investigation into a consumer complaint revealed that "milk: had been erroneously omitted from the ingredient statement of Dark Chocolate covered Blueberries.
Classification
Class I
Recall initiated
2013-08-17
Reported by the agency
2013-09-04
Closed out (terminated)
2013-10-30
Recalling firm
See's Candies Inc.
South San Francisco, CA
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)
See's retail store and Licensees in US and Hong Kong and Taiwan and mail order US only.
States we parsed from that text
could not be parsed

No state list could be read from the agency's text. Absence here is not evidence the product stayed put.

Food category
Candy & chocolate Produce (fruit & vegetables)derived

Assigned by a reviewed keyword rulebook over the product description, not by the agency.

Recall type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
F-1853-2013

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