Spring & Mulberry has expanded its previously announced recall of some chocolate bars due to salmonella contamination.
This expansion follows a comprehensive root cause investigation conducted by the company’s manufacturing partners in collaboration with food safety experts and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The investigation identified a single lot of date ingredients currently used in the production of the company’s chocolate as the most likely source of contamination.
In response, Spring & Mulberry is recalling all finished products produced with ingredients from this lot. All products included in this expanded recall have tested negative for Salmonella and to date there have been no confirmed reports of illness associated with the chocolate bars mentioned below. This announcement follows a recall from the company’s supplier.
The product has been available for purchase online and through select retail partners nationwide since August 2025. Recalled products can be identified by the Spring & Mulberry brand name using identifiers such as flavor name, lot/batch code and box color. The lot code is located on the back of the package and on the inner flow wrap.
Consumers who have purchased the product are advised not to consume the product.
The following information may be used to identify the products subject to this recall.
|
Product name |
UPC |
Batch/Lot Code |
box color |
|---|---|---|---|
|
blood orange |
850055470200 |
025217, 025289, 025325 |
orange |
|
coffee |
850055470224 |
025226, 025274, 025344 |
Lieutenant Brown |
|
earl gray |
850055470231 |
025346 |
purple |
|
lavender rose |
850055470019 |
025204, 025205, 025212, 025216, 026037, 026040 |
lieutenant blue |
|
Mango Chili |
850055470033 |
025245, 025322, 025328 |
orange |
|
mint leaves |
850055470217 |
025225, 025272, 025342, 025364 |
green |
|
mixed berry |
850055470026 |
025220, 025223, 025247, 025248, 025251, 025253, 025288, 025296, 025335, 026008 |
purple |
|
mulberry fennel |
850055470149 |
025230, 025287 |
Burgundy |
|
pecan date |
850055470040 |
025233, 025237, 025238, 025239, 025240, 025241, 025290, 025294, 025329, 025330 |
yellow |
|
pure dark |
850055470002 |
025217, 025218, 025219, 025254, 025266, 025269, 025324, 025338, 025350 |
navy blue |
|
Pure Dark Mini |
850055470132 |
025302, 025303, 026009 |
navy blue |
|
sea salt |
850055470217 |
026013, 026014 |
gray |
About Salmonella Infection
Food contaminated with salmonella typically does not look, smell or taste spoiled. Anyone can get sick from a salmonella infection. Infants, young children, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems are at higher risk for serious illness because their immune systems are weaker.
Anyone who consumes the recalled chocolate bars and develops symptoms of salmonella infection should seek medical attention. Diagnosing salmonellosis requires special testing, so sick people should tell their doctor about possible exposure to salmonella. Salmonella infection symptoms can be similar to other illnesses and often lead to misdiagnosis.
Symptoms of salmonella infection may include diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and fever within 12 to 72 hours after eating contaminated food. Otherwise healthy adults usually become sick for 4 to 7 days. However, in some cases, diarrhea may be so severe that hospitalization may be necessary.
People with weakened immune systems, such as older adults, children, pregnant women, and cancer patients, are more likely to develop serious and sometimes life-threatening conditions.
Some people become infected without feeling sick or showing any symptoms. However, they can still spread the infection to other people.
