On Dec. 12, 2024, Cal Yee Farm, a California-based company, announced a recall on a variety of products, including dark chocolate walnuts, apricots and yogurt-coated almonds, after the FDA discovered that they weren’t labeled properly.

The FDA defines a Class 1 recall as “a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death." The affected products that fall into this new classification include Cal Yee Farms dark chocolate almonds,

The FDA has updated the December recall of some of Cal Yee Farms' products to the highest risk level classification for three of its chocolate products, warning that exposure or consumption could cause death.

On. Jan. 22, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) elevated a recall of some Cal Yee Farm chocolate products to its most serious level, Class I, for some products — Dark Chocolate Almonds, Dark Chocolate Apricots and Dark Chocolate Walnuts — that contain milk not listed in the ingredients, according to the New York Post.

Fact checked by Nick Blackmer A chocolate recall that began back in December was recently upgraded to the highest risk level by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as consuming the affected treats could have serious or even deadly consequences for people with food allergies.

In recent weeks, several high-profile food recalls have sparked concerns over potential health risks linked to popular snack items and vegetables. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has classified several of these recalls as Class I,

Chocolate-covered nuts, apricots, and raisins recalled by Cal Yee Farm in December were given a Class 1 risk level by the FDA. A Class 1 recall notes that there is a “reasonable probability” that consumption “will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.