Have a sweet tooth? There’s an important chocolate recall you may want to know about before you bite into your next little treat. Here’s what chocolate fans need to know about the Bette’s Bake Sale Bonbon Collection recall.
What chocolate is being recalled?
On Friday, April 24, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a recall notice for French Broad Chocolates PBC’s Bette’s Bake Sale Bonbon Collection. According to the FDA notice, the recall is specifically for its six-, 12-, and 24-piece boxes with batch numbers 260414 and 260417.
Why are these chocolates being recalled?
As the release explained, the chocolates may contain “undeclared walnuts,” which could be dangerous to people who have “an allergy or severe sensitivity to walnuts.” (An allergy that affects nearly 4 million Americans.)
“On April 20, 2026, the firm was notified by a French Broad Chocolates team member that there was a labeling error on our tasting notes insert that failed to name a tree nut allergen (walnuts),” the company shared in the recall notice. “The Walnut Fudge bonbon, which contains walnuts, is incorrectly identified in the printed tasting notes included with the product. The Walnut Fudge and Peach Cobbler bonbons are switched in the guide, which means a consumer relying on the printed materials could mistakenly consume a nut-containing piece.”
Where were they distributed?
The recalled products, which were distributed between April 14 and April 20, 2026, were sold in French Broad Chocolates retail stores, located in Asheville, North Carolina, and online at frenchbroadchocolates.com, serving 40 states and the District of Columbia.
Those states include Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and West Virginia.
What to do if you have these chocolates
The good news, the company added, is that no illnesses have been reported to date in connection with these chocolates. However, it added that customers with a tree nut allergy who have purchased these products are “urged to return them to the place of purchase for a full refund, or they may discard the product.” Anyone with questions may also contact the company’s customer service at [email protected] or 828.252.4181, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET.
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