{"id":2603969,"date":"2026-05-18T11:57:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T15:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chocolate-bar-recall-expands-amid-fears-of-bacterial-contamination\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T12:00:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T16:00:58","slug":"chocolate-bar-recall-expands-amid-fears-of-bacterial-contamination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chocolate-bar-recall-expands-amid-fears-of-bacterial-contamination\/","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Bar Recall Expands Amid Fears of Bacterial Contamination"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchocolate-bar-recall-expands-amid-fears-of-bacterial-contamination%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2603969&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>spring &#038; Mulberry has expanded a voluntary recall of date-sweetened chocolate bars due to possible Salmonella contamination. Teh FDA reports the company traced the likely source to a single lot of date ingredient used in its chocolate production.As of May 8, affected products had tested negative for Salmonella, and there were no confirmed illness reports tied to the bars. The recalled items were sold online and through retail partners since August 2025. Customers are instructed not to eat the products and can request a refund by emailing a photo of the packaging showing the batch code, then disposing of the chocolate.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Spring &#038; Mulberry is expanding a recall on their chocolate products amid fears of Salmonella contamination.<\/p>\n<p>The company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/safety\/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts\/spring-mulberry-expands-voluntary-recall-select-chocolate-bars-because-possible-health-risk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> on May 8 that they conducted a \u201croot cause investigation\u201d with the help of food safety specialists and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation identified \u201ca single lot of date ingredient used in the production of the company\u2019s chocolate as the most likely source of contamination.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Spring &#038; Mulberry is now \u201crecalling all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/japans-daikin-to-build-air-conditioners-in-nigeria-in-renewed-push\/\" title=\"Japan\u2019s Daikin to build air conditioners in Nigeria in renewed push\">finished products produced<\/a> with the implicated lot of date ingredient.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Spring &#038; Mulberry has voluntarily recalled its entire lineup of date\u2011sweetened chocolate bars over possible salmonella concerns tied to a date ingredient, according to the FDA. David Muir reports. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BaeDIJb7uc\">https:\/\/t.co\/BaeDIJb7uc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RvfyEhdTYE\">pic.twitter.com\/RvfyEhdTYE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABCWorldNews\/status\/2054245356226166984?\">May 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The products impacted by the expanded recall have so far tested negative for Salmonella.<\/p>\n<p>There were also \u201cno <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-intels-claim-that-russia-put-bounties-on-u-s-troops-softens-biden-harris-used-it-to-attack-trump\/\" title=\"U.S. Intel\u2019s Claim That Russia Put Bounties On U.S. Troops Softens. Biden, Harris Used It To Attack Trump.\">confirmed reports<\/a> of illness associated with the chocolate bars\u201d as of May 8.<\/p>\n<p>The recalled products were sold online and through retail partners since August 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConsumers who have purchased any of the affected products are urged not to consume them,\u201d the company added.<\/p>\n<p>Any customer desiring a refund can \u201ctake a photo of the product packaging showing the batch code\u201d and send the image to recalls@springandmulberry.com.<\/p>\n<p>They should then dispose of the chocolate.<\/p>\n<p>Salmonella infections are relatively common and impact the intestinal tract, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/salmonella\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20355329\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">webpage<\/a> from the Mayo Clinic.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">North Carolina-based chocolate company Spring &#038; Mulberry has voluntarily recalled one lot of its mint chocolate bars due to possible salmonella contamination. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LbT2WMbk6X\">https:\/\/t.co\/LbT2WMbk6X<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ABC News (@ABC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABC\/status\/2011556970214428965?\">January 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While Salmonella bacteria can reside in both humans and animals, humans are most likely to become infected by means of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/high-lead-water-levels-in-mich-affecting-residents\/\" title=\"High lead water levels in Mich. affecting residents\">contaminated water<\/a> or food.<\/p>\n<p>Most people develop a fever, diarrhea, and abdominal cramps, but <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >healthy individuals generally \u201crecover<\/a> within a few days to a week without specific treatment,\u201d the Mayo Clinic said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLife-threatening complications also may develop if the infection spreads beyond the intestines,\u201d the organization added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe risk of getting salmonella infection is higher with travel to countries without clean drinking water and proper sewage disposal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Spring &#038; 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