Meadow Gold Hawaii's Dairy Fat Free Chocolate Milk, Grade A Pasteurized Homogenized Vitamin A&D, half-pint carton. Product is perishable keep refrigerated. UPC 8 50019 06410 0. Ingredients: Nonfat Milk, Sugar Cane, Cocoa (processed with Alkali), Corn Starch, Carrageenan, Salt, Natural Flavor, Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D3. Distributed By: Meadow Gold Dairies, Hilo, HI. Plant #06-2374

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #H-0214-2026) was formally reported on December 10, 2025, with the manufacturer initiating the action on October 14, 2025. It is classified under Moderate severity (Class II), with a current status of Terminated. Meadowgold Dairies Hawaii LLC is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Hilo, HI. Federal records indicate 75,566 units (half-pint per unit) units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: Half-pint chocolate fat free milk is recalled due to potential quality control issues. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: distributed in HI. 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 1 year 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.