Lower risk Food recall · FDA · Published May 1, 2019

Heritage Candy First Street Dark Chocolate Nonpareils Recall: Almond Contamination

Heritage Candy Company recalls 12 oz. dark chocolate nonpareils bags due to potential almond contamination. Consumers should check for bags with dark chocolate almonds and contact the company for details.

Plain-English summary generated from official FDA data by GovInfoNow · Published by Carlos Caban · How we make summaries

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-1419-2019Food Heritage Candy Company ›

Lower-risk recall

Customer discovered that some bags of dark chocolate non pareils contain dark chocolate almonds.

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Contact the company

Recalling firmHeritage Candy Company5500 Sheila St · Commerce, CA 90040-1425

✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Heritage Candy Company is recalling 12 oz. stand-up resealable plastic bags of First Street Dark Chocolate Nonpareils after customer reports of dark chocolate almonds in some bags. This recall is important because the presence of almonds could cause allergic reactions for people with nut allergies. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/17535-heritage-candy-first-street-dark-chocolate-nonpareils-recall-almond-contamination.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/17535-heritage-candy-first-street-dark-chocolate-nonpareils-recall-almond-contamination · Updated October 5, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1419-2019

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“Heritage Candy First Street Dark Chocolate Nonpareils Recall: Almond Contamination.” GovInfoNow, updated October 5, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/17535-heritage-candy-first-street-dark-chocolate-nonpareils-recall-almond-contamination. Based on FDA recall #F-1419-2019 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1419-2019%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on May 1, 2019, that Heritage Candy Company voluntarily recalled First Street Dark Chocolate Nonpareils because some bags contain undeclared dark chocolate almonds. Owners should check their products and contact the company for a refund.

How to tell if you have it

Brand: Heritage Candy Company
Product: First Street Dark Chocolate Nonpareils
Package: 12 oz. stand up re-sealable plastic bags
Lot codes: 872020, 9262020
Distribution: AZ, CA, NV

The hazard

The FDA stated that customers discovered some bags of dark chocolate non pareils contain dark chocolate almonds. This poses an allergy risk to individuals with almond allergies.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show other recent recalls of similar products include Fran's PureBar Almondmilk Chocolate Recall (2025-12-20), Willy Pete's Almond Despair Chocolate Recall (2025-12-22), and First Street Dark Chocolate Raisins Recalled for Undeclared Peanuts (2026-06-15).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for 12 oz. stand-up resealable plastic bags labeled 'First Street Dark Chocolate Nonpare: 12 oz.' The product contains dark chocolate almonds in some bags.

Brand
Heritage Candy Company
Category
Food

Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

Check Product
Look for 12 oz. stand-up resealable plastic bags of First Street Dark Chocolate Nonpareils that contain dark chocolate almonds.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 3 states.

FDA distribution: “AZ, CA. NV” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Arizona, California, Nevada.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 4 months after the firm started it.

May 1, 2019Firm started the recall
May 24, 2019FDA classified it Class II
Jun 5, 2019Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Aug 30, 2019FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Link to this recall

<a href="https://govinfonow.com/recall/17535-heritage-candy-first-street-dark-chocolate-nonpareils-recall-almond-contamination">Heritage Candy First Street Dark Chocolate Nonpareils Recall: Almond Contamination (GovInfoNow)</a>

Where this comes from

The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

Official source: FDA Recall #F-1419-2019 (May 1, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1419-2019 to see it in context.
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