A chocolate manufacturer has issued a voluntary recall of certain chocolate bars sold in the U.S. and Canada, because they could contain “small stones.”
Tony’s Chocolonely Inc., based in Amsterdam, Netherlands and has offices in places like New York City, announced the recall on Monday, saying the chocolate bars in question were distributed to retailers in Canada and the U.S.
According to the announcement, seven lots of Tony’s brand Dark Almond Sea Salt Bar (6.35 oz) and Everything Bar (6.35 oz) were being recalled “because the product may contain small stones.”
The candy bars were sold in U.S. retail stores and on the company’s website, www.tonyschocolonely. The notice said distribution of the recalled bars began on Feb. 7 and ended on March 24.
“Whilst the chance of any individual product being affected is low, we have decided to take this step to ensure the safety and satisfaction of Tony’s Chocolonely consumers,” the company said.
The company added that a limited number of consumers reported that they found small stones in the product, which were not filtered during third-party almond harvesting and almond processing.