The recall of a popular holiday bark sold at Aldi has been expanded in the U.S., due to the presence of undeclared allergens.
Silvestri Sweets Inc. has issued a voluntary recall on two different varieties of its Choceur-branded Holiday Barks — Cookie Butter flavor and Pecan, Cranberry & Cinnamon flavor — according to a report published by the FDA earlier this month.
The recall was initiated after it was discovered that there was a packaging mix-up, as the Cookie Butter Holiday Bark was placed in the Pecan, Cranberry & Cinnamon packaging and vice versa. This means the cookie butter bark may contain undeclared pecans, and the other bark may contain undeclared wheat, meaning that consumers who are allergic run the risk of “serious or life-threatening allergic reactions.”
The affected product can be identified by its lot number, with the cookie butter bark having the lot number 29225 with a best-by date of 5/2026, and the pecan, cranberry & cinnamon flavored bark having the lot number 29225 and a best-by date of 08/2026.
However, Silvestri Sweets Inc. expanded its recall, with more five-ounce bags of Choceur-branded Holiday Barks being recalled due to undeclared allergens, according to a report published by the FDA on December 22. This recall is also due to the risk of undeclared wheat in the Pecan, Cranberry & Cinnamon Holiday Bark and undeclared pecans in the Cookie Butter Holiday Bark.
The latest batch of recalled Cookie Butter Holiday Bark can be identified by the Lot code 28525, with the Best By date of May 2026. Another bag has the lot code 29925 and a Best By date of May 2026, while a third bag has a lot code of 30625 and a Best By date of June 2026.
For the recalled Pecan, Cranberry & Cinnamon Holiday Bark, bags can be identified by the Lot code 28525 or 29925, both of which bot have Best By dates of August 2026. Or, the bags can be identified with the Lot code 30625, with a Best By date of September 2026. However, no illnesses or allergic reactions have currently been reported.
The affected packages of bark were distributed to Aldi stores across the U.S.
Wheat is identified as one of the nine major food allergies in the U.S., along with milk, eggs, fish, Crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, soybeans, and sesame, according to the FDA.
Allergic reactions to these nine foods vary but can involve “hives and lip swelling to severe, life-threatening symptoms, often called anaphylaxis, that may involve fatal respiratory problems and shock.”
There have been many different food recalls in the U.S. this year due to allergy risks. Last month, Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams voluntarily recalled one batch of its Passion Fruit Dreamsicle Ice Cream Bars.
The product contained undeclared wheat and soy, meaning that consumers who are allergic or have a severe sensitivity to these ingredients run the risk of “serious or life-threatening allergic reactions” if they consume the ice cream bars.
Jeni’s initiated the recall after “a crunch topping from a separate product was inadvertently introduced to this particular batch of Passion Fruit Dreamsicle Ice Cream Bars during manufacturing,” according to the FDA. The crunch topping contains wheat and soy, which isn’t on the packaging of the product.
However, there were no reported illnesses at the time.
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