Dark Chocolate Cherries , 25 lbs., 15 lbs., 8 pc
Food recall F-0318-2018. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Nov 29, 2017.
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The short answer
Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Nov 29, 2017. Copied from openFDA on Oct 20, 2026.
- Class II FDA’s class
- Terminated its status, in FDA’s file
- 21 states named in where it went
- 3,631 cases DCH Tart Cherry; 7,991 cases DCH Cherries how much, in FDA’s words
Every line below is in FDA’s own words, with its source beside it. FDA’s terms are explained in FDA’s own words.
How serious is it, by FDA’s class?
Class II, the middle of FDA’s three classes.
“Products that might cause a temporary health problem, or pose only a slight threat of a serious nature. Example: a drug that is under-strength but that is not used to treat life-threatening situations.”
openFDA, in plain words, its enforcement report fields.
“Class II is a situation in which use of, or exposure to, a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.”
FDA’s rule, 21 CFR 7.3(m)(2), eCFR.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
What’s wrong with it?
GKI Foods of Brighton, Michigan is voluntarily recalling multiple dark chocolate products because they may contain an undeclared milk allergen.
FDA, Food recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Which ones are recalled?
Dark Chocolate Cherries , 25 lbs., 15 lbs., 8 pc. display, 8/7 oz.,
3,631 cases DCH Tart Cherry; 7,991 cases DCH Cherries, in FDA’s words.
FDA, Food recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Codes to check against yours
Retail Dark Chocolate Cherries manufactured between 01/14/16 to 10/24/17; and Bulk Dark Chocolate Cherries manufactured between 01/14/16 to 09/05/2017. Lots: DCH Cherries: Lot# 11/16/2017P1 Lot# 11/16/2017P1 Lot# 02/21/2018P1 Lot#…
Every code shown here, 1,369 characters
Retail Dark Chocolate Cherries manufactured between 01/14/16 to 10/24/17; and Bulk Dark Chocolate Cherries manufactured between 01/14/16 to 09/05/2017. Lots: DCH Cherries: Lot# 11/16/2017P1 Lot# 11/16/2017P1 Lot# 02/21/2018P1 Lot# 02/21/2018P1 Lot# 02/21/2018P1 Lot# 05/27/2018P1 Lot# 11/28/2016P1 Lot# 11/28/2016P1 Lot# 12/04/2016P1 Lot# 03/05/2017P1 Lot# 03/12/2017P1 Lot# 04/16/2017P1 Lot# 04/17/2017P1 Lot# 04/17/2017P1 Lot# 05/14/2017P1 Lot# 07/25/2017P1 Lot# 10/10/2017P1 Lot# 11/01/2017P1 Lot# 12/12/2017P1 Lot# 03/28/2018P1 Lot# 04/04/2018P1 Lot# 07/02/2018P1 Lot# 086 Lot# 272 Lot# 273 Lot# 409 Lot# 416 Lot# 461 Lot# 462 Lot# 468 Lot# 485 Lot# 496 Lot# 512 Lot# 513 Lot# 02516 Lot# 02516 Lot# 07516 Lot# 07516 Lot# 11816 Lot# 11816 Lot# 11816 Lot# 12416 Lot# 16716 Lot# 16716 Lot# 18816 Lot# 21616 Lot# 25316B Lot# 25316B Lot# 25316 Lot# 27816 Lot# 30816 Lot# 30816 Lot# 31416 Lot# 33416 Lot# 34316 Lot# 02317 Lot# 02517 Lot# 07217 Lot# 07217 Lot# 08617 Lot# 10817 Lot# 15617 Lot# 18817 Lot# 15917 Lot# 20817 Lot# 25217 Lot# 26817 Lot# 25316B Lot# 15617 Lot# 17417 Lot# 27917 Lot# 29416 Lot# 04717 DCH Tart Cherry Lots: Lot# 032916 Lot# 060316 Lot# 060716 Lot# 060916 Lot# 091616 Lot# 102016 Lot# 102116 Lot# 102416 Lot# 111916 Lot# 112116 Lot# 112316 Lot# 032017 Lot# 032117 Lot# 032217 Lot# 032317 Lot# 052417 Lot# 052617 Lot# 053117 Lot# 071117 Lot# 071217
Copied exactly as FDA lists them: lot and serial numbers, dates and other codes on the product or its label.
Where did it go?
FDA’s words for the “general area of initial distribution”: where the firm first shipped it.
Domestic: MI, IN, IL, FL, TX, CA., NV, OR, NH, NY, NJ, VA, WI, KY, DE, PA, CT, PR, OH, RI, IA,
The states and territories these words name
21 states and territories.
Every one of them
- California
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Iowa
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- Nevada
- New York
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Puerto Rico
- Rhode Island
- Texas
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
FDA, Food recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Is it still going on?
Terminated, in FDA’s file.
“FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts have been made to remove or correct the violative product in accordance with the recall strategy, and proper disposition has been made according to the degree of hazard.”
openFDA, on “Terminated”, its enforcement report fields.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
- The firm began the recall on Oct 27, 2017.
- FDA classified it on Nov 17, 2017.
- FDA’s Enforcement Report published it on Nov 29, 2017.
- FDA terminated it on Jul 9, 2018.
FDA, Food recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Who is recalling it?
- GKI Foods, LLC, of Brighton, MI.
- Who began it, in FDA’s words: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
- How the firm first told its customers: Press Release.
FDA, Food recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
What this record can’t tell you
- Whether your own one is affected: compare the codes, dates and numbers above with yours. When unsure, ask the firm or the store.
- Where it went after the firm’s first shipments. FDA’s words cover the firm’s initial distribution, and, in FDA’s words, “subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
- How many have been returned, corrected or destroyed: FDA’s report doesn’t say.
- Whether anyone was hurt or fell ill: the report doesn’t say.
- How current it is: openFDA publishes FDA’s Enforcement Report weekly, after FDA does, and a firm can announce a recall weeks before it appears there. openFDA’s own caution: “This data should not be used as a method to collect data to issue alerts to the public, nor should it be used to track the lifecycle of a recall.”
- Meat, poultry and egg products are recalled by USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, not FDA, and its recalls aren’t here yet: see fsis.usda.gov.
- A product with no recall here isn’t safe by that: FDA’s report lists the recalls FDA classified, and when.
Hearth Record wrote these lines; the quotations are FDA’s.
Sources
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Food recall enforcement reports.
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