Alprose Swiss Chocolate Dark Chocolate within a gold colored pillow gift box. NET WT 3.5 oz (100g). Packed as a carton with 6 boxes x 20 units. UPC 689423027308. Product of Switzerland. Distributed By: BBM CHOCOLATE DISTRIBUTORS, LTD. Brooklyn, NY 12205.

Bbm Chocolate Distributors, LTD. recalled Alprose Swiss Chocolate Dark Chocolate within a gold colored pillow gift box. NET WT 3.5 oz (100g). Packed as a carton with 6 boxes x 20 uni in a Class I action — the FDA's most serious tier, reserved for products with a reasonable probability of causing serious health consequences or death on Mar 27, 2014.

The FDA listed the reason as an undeclared allergen: "BBM Chocolate Distributors, Ltd. has recalled three (3) Alprose Dark Chocolate products due to the presence of undeclared milk allergen." Allergen mislabeling is the leading cause of U.S. food recalls, because a missing declaration can trigger a reaction in someone who reads the label and believes the product is safe.

The product reached multiple states, recorded by the FDA as "CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, MI, MD, MN, MO, NC, NJ, NY, OH, ON, OR, PA, TN, TX, WA, WI, and Canada." A multi-state footprint means the same lot can surface in households far from the producer. The recalling firm is based in Brooklyn, NY. The recall covers 188 cartons definitively identified of product. The FDA has Terminated this recall (first reported Oct 29, 2014), its final lifecycle state, indicating the agency considers the corrective action resolved. The historical record remains useful for tracking a brand's recall pattern over time.