On Dec. 12, 2024, Cal Yee Farm, a California-based company, announced a recall on a variety of products, including dark chocolate walnuts, apricots and yogurt-coated almonds, after the FDA discovered that they weren’t labeled properly.

A chocolate recall was recently upgraded to warn consumers of a potential to “cause serious adverse health consequences of death.”

The (FDA) has announced several Class 1 recalls, the highest risk level, for various food products sold across multiple states.

A major chocolate recall has been upgraded to the highest possible risk level.

In a flurry of recalls throughout January, chocolate lovers should be cautious when selecting their sweet treats. On December 22, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) declared a recall for Cal Yee Farm chocolate and yogurt products due to undeclared milk.

Multiple chocolate-covered products recalled in December due to mislabeled packaging and undeclared substances have been hit with FDA's Class 1 classification.

The FDA defines a Class 1 recall as “a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death." The affected products that fall into this new classification include Cal Yee Farms dark chocolate almonds,

Echoing a move it made regarding potato chips, the Food and Drug Administration recently raised the alert level for a chocolate recall to the highest risk level due to the possibility of undeclared allergens.