FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class III

Class IIIH-0484-2026

Product

Willy Pete's Chocolates brand Almond Despair; Dark Chocolate with Coconuts, Almonds, & Carolina Reapers; Ingredients: Sugar, Vegetable Oil, (Palm Kernel Oil & Hydrogentated Palm Kernel Oil), Cocoa Powder (processed with Alkali), Soy Lecithin (An Emulsifier), Whey Powder (Milk) & Salt. Coconut, Sugar, Water Propylene Glycol (Sustains Freshness), Salt, Sodium Metabisulfite (Preserves Whiteness). Macadamia nuts & Carolina Reaper Powder; Contains Milk and Soy. Tree Nuts. May contain traces of peanuts; UPC: 0 987261 5

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
No additional coding. UPC Codes: 09872615
Quantity
54 units

Why it was recalled

Almonds are not declared in the ingredient statement. Almond is included in description of product on front label.

Recalling firm

Firm
Willy Pete's Chocolate Company LLC
Notification channel
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
25 Otto Dr, N/A, Harwinton, Connecticut 06791-1915

Distribution

Distribution pattern
MA, SC, CT

Timeline

Recall initiated
2025-12-22
FDA classified
2026-02-05
Posted by FDA
2026-02-11
Terminated
2026-02-25
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record H-0484-2026. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.