An undeclared allergen has prompted a recall of some plenty of Wegmans semi-sweet chocolate nonpareils.
The recalled 18.5-ounce tubs of chocolate candy “contain undeclared milk allergen” that didn’t appear on packaging, in keeping with an allergy alert published Monday by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The recall was issued by Mellace Family Brands California, Inc.
The recalled nonpareils went to Wegmans Food Markets locations in eight states — Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Recent Jersey, Recent York, Pennsylvania and Virginia — and in Washington, D.C., the FDA alert said.
The tubs of the recalled candy have the lot codes 55021, 55031, 55491, 55501, 56061 and 56071 on the side, with best-by dates that modify by lot code, in keeping with the alert and a recall notice posted on the food market chain’s website.
Wegmans said on its website the affected nonpareils “could also be returned to the shopper service desk for a full refund.”
The dearth of a disclaimer concerning the “presence of milk” on the tubs of the recalled Wegmans semi-sweet chocolate nonpareils “was attributable to a short lived breakdown within the suppliers’ manufacturing process,” Mellace Family Brands California said within the FDA allergy alert.
Milk is one in all the nine foods the FDA considers “major food allergens.”
Firms need to label food products which have milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans and sesame under the law, in keeping with the FDA.
Eating the recalled Wegmans candy could pose a “risk of significant or life-threatening allergic response” for people allergic to take advantage of or sensitive to it, in keeping with the alert.
No one has grow to be sick from the Wegmans nonpareils to this point.
FOX Business reached out to the food market chain for comment on the recall.
Wegmans has over 110 stores on the East Coast in states including Recent York, Pennsylvania, Recent Jersey, Virginia, Maryland, Massachusetts, North Carolina and Delaware, in addition to the District of Columbia.
The corporate will open its first location in Connecticut later in July with a store in Norwalk.
