Lake Champlain Chocolates issues voluntary recall on selected milk chocolate products

No adverse health effects have been reported

Lake Champlain Chocolates (LCC) has issued a public alert and a voluntary recall on select LCC milk chocolate products from a determined best-by date range for potential foreign objects. The company issued this recall after a consumer reported finding brittle plastic pieces in a finished product. After initial investigations and out of an abundance of caution, LCC is voluntarily recalling all potential affected product currently on the market from July 2020 through January 2021.

To date, no consumers have reported adverse health effects due to this contamination. Affected products include:

Hazelnut Five Star Bar
Fruit & Nut Five Star Bar
Almond Five Star Bar
Granola Five Star Bar
Organic Milk Chocolate Bar with Sea Salt & Almonds
Milk Chocolate Almond Bark
Chocolates of Vermont Green Mountain

These products can be found within a range of other gift packages, boxes and baskets.

Refer to the detailed list on the FDA website for all affected products and associated Best By Dates. These products were distributed through retailers and distributors across all 50 states and in the company’s three Vermont retail stores.

LCC is asking customers to discontinue use and immediately dispose of any products listed above. Customers can find the Best By Date near the UPC code on the package.

For any additional questions or concerns, email info@lakechamplainchocolates.com.

Sharon Spielman is former senior editor of Food Engineering magazine. She has more than 25 years of experience as a writer and editor for a range of trade publications, including those that cover food and beverage processing, restaurants and institutions, chefs, process heating and cooling, finishing, and package converting.