SLR Food Recalls Sugar Melon Candy for Undeclared Sulfites
SLR Food Distribution recalls Sugar Melon Candy due to undeclared sulfites. Check your barcode and expiration date for details.
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Product contains undeclared sulfites.
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What happened, in plain English
SLR Food Distribution, Inc. is recalling Sugar Melon Candy because it contains undeclared sulfites, which can cause serious allergic reactions in sensitive individuals. The affected product is packaged in 7.04oz plastic bags with a specific barcode and production date. No remedy information is currently provided in the record. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/18415-slr-food-recalls-sugar-melon-candy-for-undeclared-sulfites.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/18415-slr-food-recalls-sugar-melon-candy-for-undeclared-sulfites · Updated October 11, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0341-2019
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“SLR Food Recalls Sugar Melon Candy for Undeclared Sulfites.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/18415-slr-food-recalls-sugar-melon-candy-for-undeclared-sulfites. Based on FDA recall #F-0341-2019 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0341-2019%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
The product contains undeclared sulfites, a common food additive that can trigger severe allergic responses in people who are sensitive to them. Ingesting this candy without knowing it contains sulfites poses a significant health risk to those individuals.
Who’s affected
Consumers who purchased Sugar Melon Candy distributed in Florida, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Maryland, and Virginia are likely affected. Individuals with sulfite allergies or sensitivities are at the highest risk of adverse health reactions.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for Sugar Melon Candy (also labeled as Wax Gourd) in a 7.04oz plastic package. Look for barcode 6912567116718 stamped on the packaging. The production date of 2018.01.03 and expiration date of 2019.01.02 are stamped on the top of the package.
- Brand
SLR Food Distribution- Product
SUGAR MELON CANDY / WAX GOURD The product comes in a 7.04oz plastics package marked with barcode 6912567116718- Category
Food
What to do — step by step
Stop consuming the product
Do not eat the Sugar Melon Candy if you have it at home, as it contains undeclared sulfites.
Check your packaging
Verify if your package has barcode 6912567116718 and production date 2018.01.03.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 6 states.
FDA distribution: “FL, NY, NJ, MA, MD, VA” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Virginia.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 35 days after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class I
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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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-0341-2019 (October 10, 2018) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0341-2019 to see it in context.
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