5 ounce containers of SUGAR FREE Milk Chocolate Caramels. The 5 oz container is a cardboard box with clear pl

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5 ounce containers of SUGAR FREE Milk Chocolate Caramels. The 5 oz container is a cardboard box with clear plastic window on the front. Retail packages are packed 4 per shipping case. Kilwin's Quality Confections, Inc. · reported 2015-09-09

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: Kilwins Quality Confections, Inc., is recalling 5 ounce containers of SUGAR FREE Milk Chocolate Caramels because they were incorrectly labeled and may contain undeclared cashew. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to cashew run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these incorrectly labeled products.
Classification: Class II
Recall initiated: 2015-07-30
Reported by the agency: 2015-09-09
Closed out (terminated): 2016-01-19
Recalling firm: Kilwin's Quality Confections, Inc.
Petoskey, MI
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): The mislabeled 5 ounce containers of SUGAR FREE Milk Chocolate Caramels were distributed by Kilwins Quality Confections, Inc., to some Kilwins retail stores located in the following states: Michigan, North Carolina, Florida, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Georgia, New Hampshire, New York, and Missouri, and Maryland. No international
States we parsed from that text: FL GA MD MI MO NC NH NY PA SC TN WI
The agency named these states. Parse method explicit_state_list, confidence high.
Food category: Candy & chocolate Dairyderived
Assigned by a reviewed keyword rulebook over the product description, not by the agency.
Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number: F-3074-2015

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