CLASS I Food recall · Reported 17 May 2017 · FDA Enforcement Report
Organic Cocoa-Dusted Chocolate Ginger, packaged recalled
Hummingbird Wholesale is recalling Organic Cocoa-Dusted Chocolate Ginger, packaged, distributed in Oregon. The recall was initiated on 21 Apr 2017 and the FDA has classified it as Class I.
Check your package
Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.
Recall details
- Recall number
- F-2205-2017
- FDA event ID
- 77101
- Recalling firm
- Hummingbird Wholesale, Eugene, OR
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 21 Apr 2017
- FDA classified
- 9 May 2017
- Reported
- 17 May 2017
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Reason category
- Undeclared Tree Nuts
- Product category
- Chocolate
Timeline
| 21 Apr 2017 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 9 May 2017 | Classified by FDA | +18 days |
| 17 May 2017 | Published in enforcement report | +8 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
Organic Cocoa-Dusted Chocolate Ginger was recalled due to undeclared hazelnuts.
Product as listed by the FDA
Organic Cocoa-Dusted Chocolate Ginger, packaged and distributed in 5 lbs. bulk bag. Product was later offered to consumers in a self-serve bulk bin at retail store. The label is read in parts: "***Organic Cocoa-Dusted Chocolate Ginger***Made with Fair Trade 70% Dark Chocolate***Ingredients: Dark Chocolate***Crystallized Ginger *** Cocoa Powder***NET WT: 5 LB***Distributed by Hummingbird Wholesale, Eugene OR 97401***".
Where it was distributed
distributed in Oregon only
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Organic Cocoa-Dusted Chocolate Ginger was recalled due to undeclared hazelnuts.
Which lots are affected?
Lot number on 5lb. bag: 17086. Product was offered to consumers through a self-serve bulk bin at retail store without any lot coding available.
Where was it sold?
distributed in Oregon only
What should I do if I have it?
Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.
What does Class I mean?
Class I is the most serious FDA recall category: there is a reasonable probability that using the product will cause serious health consequences or death.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
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