See's Dark Raisins: Ingredients: Raisins, Sugar,chocolate, cocoa butter, butter (milk), vanilla, soy lecithin, Dextrin, Confectionery glaze. May contain traces of eggs, tree nuts and peanuts. Sold in Net Wt. 8 oz (227 g) clear plastic packages or purchased by customer at counter in See's Stores. UPC 7 37666 08305 3 Manufactured by: See's Candy Shops Incorporated So. San Francisco, CA 04080

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-1576-2013) was formally reported on July 3, 2013, with the manufacturer initiating the action on June 14, 2013. It is classified under Critical severity (Class I), with a current status of Terminated. See's Candies Inc. is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of South San Francisco, CA. Federal records indicate 4,700 lb. units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: Potential for nuts and/or nut and egg residue may be present in some of the dark and milk chocolate covered raisins. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: 240 stores and 10 See's licensees nationwide and 6 international retail stores.. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by FDA Food. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 13 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.