Feb 29, 2012: MarLen Confections Flamingo Poop Deluxe Chocolate Candy (US)

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OLD LABELING: Paper Bag labeled in part: Front of bag - "Flamingo Poop Deluxe Chocolate Candy Net Weight 6 oz***". Back of bag - "***Flamingo Poop***Deluxe Chocolate Mix Nutrition facts Ingredients: Milk Chocolate, Sugar, Chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, Whole milk powder, anhydrous, butter oil, soya lecithin (emulsifier, Salt, vanillin, (artificial flavor), sweet chocolate(sugar, corn syrup, Peanuts, sweetened condensed whole milk, (condensed whole milk, sugar, Whey, maltodextrins, malted milk powder, (malted barley, wheat flour, Milk, sodium bicarbonate, salt), soy lecithin, malt syrup, modified Food starch, cocoa powder, salt, Sorbitan Tristearate, egg whites, Natural and artificial flavors, citric acid invertase, caramel color, FD&C colors (Red 3, Red 40, Yellow 5, Blue 1) Gum Arabic, confections glaze***Allergen Alert: Contains Peanuts***"

NEW/CORRECTED LABELS: Paper bags are labeled in part: Front of bag- "***FLAMINGO POOP DELUXE CHOCOLATE CANDY Net Weight 6 oz***" Back of bag - "***Flamingo Poop***Serving Size 1/4 cup (40 g)***Servings Per container 4***Allergen Alert: May contain Peanuts, Tree Nuts, Whet, Milk, Egg & Soy***Chocolate Lore: To reduce calories, store your chocolate on top of the refrigerator. Calories are afraid of heights and will jump out of the chocolate to save themselves.***Deluxe Chocolate Mix***Ingredients: Sugar, Chocolate liquor, Cocoa butter, Whole milk powder, Soya lecithin & pgpr (emulsifiers), Whole milk, cocoa powder, Vanilla (artificial flavors) Salt, Partially hydrogenated vegetable & Palm kernel oil (coconut & palm) whey powder, Whey, Malted milk, Cocoa may be processed with alkali. (Malted barley, wheat flour, milk, bicarbonate of soda, salt) Malt extract, Coconut oil, Glycerol monostearate, Artificial flavors, Gun arabic, Raisins (treated in vegetable oil) Peanuts, almonds, Brazil nuts, Cashews, Pecans, Filberts, Walnuts (roasted in cottonseed oil), Corn syrup, Confectioners glaze.***"

Chocolate Mix was re-packed and distributed under the following names: Flamingo Poop UPC 8 27912 06117 8 (50 bags in distribution) Pelican Poop UPC 8 27912 06007 2 (50 bags in distribution) Florida Gator Poop UPC 8 27912 07857 2 (300 bags in distribution) Shark Bites UPC 8 27912 01662 8 (50 bags in distribution) Manatee Smoochies UPC 8 27912 01342 9 (50 bags in distribution). Except for the brand name and logo all 5 bags have identical labels and contents/formulation. Recall # F-0775-2012
CODE
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RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Mar-Len Confections dba Florida Chocolate Specialties, Largo, FL, by telephone and visit between March 23, 2011 and April 1, 2011. Firm initiated recall is ongoing.
REASON
Recall due to incomplete product labeling-product was not labeled as containing tree nuts.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE
500 bags
DISTRIBUTION
FL, NC
DD, 25 - MA/EA/PA/env./eczema/asthma
DS, 22 - MA/EA/PA/env.
DH - adult-onset asthma
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