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Spring & Mulberry: Chocolate bars — FDA announcement May 8, 2026

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Source date May 8, 2026. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; check FSIS directly. Source coverage and dates.

What the record says

Product: Chocolate bars
Reason: Potential to be contaminated with Salmonella
Classification: Not supplied
Recalling firm: Spring & Mulberry
Quantity: Not supplied
Agency-reported status: Company recall announcement
Source record identifier: 8b1ae8a9eda38481

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Lot and product identifiers

Label field	Details supplied by the agency
Lot, code or applicability	This expansion follows a comprehensive root cause investigation conducted by the company’s manufacturing partners in coordination with leading food safety experts and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The investigation has now identified a single lot of date ingredient used in the production of the company’s chocolate as the most likely source of contamination.; In response, Spring & Mulberry is recalling all finished products produced with the implicated lot of date ingredient. All products included in this expanded recall have tested negative for Salmonella, and there have been no confirmed reports of illness associated with the chocolate bars referenced below, to date. This announcement follows a recall by the company’s supplier.; The affected products were available for purchase online and through select retail partners nationwide since August 2025. The recalled products can be identified by brand name (Spring & Mulberry), with the following identifiers: flavor name, lot/batch codes, and box color. The lot code is listed on the back of the packaging and inner flow wrap.; Consumers who have purchased any of the affected products are urged not to consume them. To receive a refund, consumers should take a photo of the product packaging showing the batch code and email it to [email protected]. After documenting the batch code, consumers should dispose of the product immediately.; Product Name \| UPC \| Batch/Lot Code \| Box Color; Blood Orange \| 850055470200 \| 025217, 025289, 025325 \| Orange; Coffee \| 850055470224 \| 025226, 025274, 025344 \| Lt. Brown; Earl Grey \| 850055470231 \| 025346 \| Purple; Lavender Rose \| 850055470019 \| 025204, 025205, 025212, 025216, 026037, 026040 \| Lt. Blue; Mango Chili \| 850055470033 \| 025245, 025322, 025328 \| Orange; Mint Leaf \| 850055470217 \| 025225, 025272, 025342, 025364 \| Green; Mixed Berry \| 850055470026 \| 025220, 025223, 025247, 025248, 025251, 025253, 025288, 025296, 025335, 026008 \| Purple; Mulberry Fennel \| 850055470149 \| 025230, 025287 \| Burgundy; Pecan Date \| 850055470040 \| 025233, 025237, 025238, 025239, 025240, 025241, 025290, 025294, 025329, 025330 \| Yellow; Pure Dark \| 850055470002 \| 025217, 025218, 025219, 025254, 025266, 025269, 025324, 025338, 025350 \| Navy Blue; Pure Dark Mini \| 850055470132 \| 025302, 025303, 026009 \| Navy Blue; Sea Salt \| 850055470217 \| 026013, 026014 \| Grey

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Lot, code or applicability

This expansion follows a comprehensive root cause investigation conducted by the company’s manufacturing partners in coordination with leading food safety experts and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The investigation has now identified a single lot of date ingredient used in the production of the company’s chocolate as the most likely source of contamination.; In response, Spring & Mulberry is recalling all finished products produced with the implicated lot of date ingredient. All products included in this expanded recall have tested negative for Salmonella, and there have been no confirmed reports of illness associated with the chocolate bars referenced below, to date. This announcement follows a recall by the company’s supplier.; The affected products were available for purchase online and through select retail partners nationwide since August 2025. The recalled products can be identified by brand name (Spring & Mulberry), with the following identifiers: flavor name, lot/batch codes, and box color. The lot code is listed on the back of the packaging and inner flow wrap.; Consumers who have purchased any of the affected products are urged not to consume them. To receive a refund, consumers should take a photo of the product packaging showing the batch code and email it to [email protected]. After documenting the batch code, consumers should dispose of the product immediately.; Product Name | UPC | Batch/Lot Code | Box Color; Blood Orange | 850055470200 | 025217, 025289, 025325 | Orange; Coffee | 850055470224 | 025226, 025274, 025344 | Lt. Brown; Earl Grey | 850055470231 | 025346 | Purple; Lavender Rose | 850055470019 | 025204, 025205, 025212, 025216, 026037, 026040 | Lt. Blue; Mango Chili | 850055470033 | 025245, 025322, 025328 | Orange; Mint Leaf | 850055470217 | 025225, 025272, 025342, 025364 | Green; Mixed Berry | 850055470026 | 025220, 025223, 025247, 025248, 025251, 025253, 025288, 025296, 025335, 026008 | Purple; Mulberry Fennel | 850055470149 | 025230, 025287 | Burgundy; Pecan Date | 850055470040 | 025233, 025237, 025238, 025239, 025240, 025241, 025290, 025294, 025329, 025330 | Yellow; Pure Dark | 850055470002 | 025217, 025218, 025219, 025254, 025266, 025269, 025324, 025338, 025350 | Navy Blue; Pure Dark Mini | 850055470132 | 025302, 025303, 026009 | Navy Blue; Sea Salt | 850055470217 | 026013, 026014 | Grey

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Product tables from the announcement

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FDA company announcement, table 1
Product Name	UPC	Batch/Lot Code	Box Color
Blood Orange	850055470200	025217, 025289, 025325	Orange
Coffee	850055470224	025226, 025274, 025344	Lt. Brown
Earl Grey	850055470231	025346	Purple
Lavender Rose	850055470019	025204, 025205, 025212, 025216, 026037, 026040	Lt. Blue
Mango Chili	850055470033	025245, 025322, 025328	Orange
Mint Leaf	850055470217	025225, 025272, 025342, 025364	Green
Mixed Berry	850055470026	025220, 025223, 025247, 025248, 025251, 025253, 025288, 025296, 025335, 026008	Purple
Mulberry Fennel	850055470149	025230, 025287	Burgundy
Pecan Date	850055470040	025233, 025237, 025238, 025239, 025240, 025241, 025290, 025294, 025329, 025330	Yellow
Pure Dark	850055470002	025217, 025218, 025219, 025254, 025266, 025269, 025324, 025338, 025350	Navy Blue
Pure Dark Mini	850055470132	025302, 025303, 026009	Navy Blue
Sea Salt	850055470217	026013, 026014	Grey

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Dates in the source

Fda listing date: May 8, 2026
Company announcement date: May 8, 2026

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