Organic Chocolate Hazelnut Butter with Fair Trade 65% Dark Chocolate, Item no. N270. Product is sold under Hummingbird brand, packaged in 1 lb. (454 gram) glass jar with white metal lid. The UPC is 6-96859-11035-1.

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-1583-2015) was formally reported on April 1, 2015, with the manufacturer initiating the action on February 18, 2015. It is classified under Critical severity (Class I), with a current status of Terminated. Hummingbird Wholesale is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Eugene, OR. Federal records indicate 110/1 lb. jars units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: Hummingbird Brand Organic Chocolate Hazelnut Butter is recalled due to undeclared milk. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: distributed in California, Oregon, and Washington. 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 11 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.