FDA recall, , Moderate risk
Gearharts Fine Chocolates Chocolate Confections
Foreign Object - Broken glass was found in a piece of finished product.
Summary by Recall Canary from the FDA notice
What happened
Gearharts Fine Chocolates, Inc. recalled Gearharts Fine Chocolates products after broken glass was found in a piece of finished product. The recall began September 22, 2026, and was added to the FDA's Enforcement Report on October 16, 2026. The recalled items include Net Wt.
4oz and Net Wt. 8oz chocolates, with 4,703 pieces involved. The products were shipped to California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Washington.
What to do
We don't have product-specific instructions for this recall. FDA's general advice for food recalls:
- Return it to the store where you bought it, or throw it away.
- Don't give it to anyone else, such as a food bank, or to a pet.
Is yours affected?
Match the list below, then check the codes the FDA notice also names.
A UPC is the number printed under a barcode.
Gearharts Fine Chocolates Net wt. 4oz
- UPC
- 8 98111 00205 7
- UPC
- 8 98111 00206
From the FDA notice
8oz UPC 8 98111 00206; Gearharts Fine Chocolates 243B Ridge McIntire Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22902
Recall details
- Company began the recall
- Sold in
- 17 states
- Company
- Gearharts Fine Chocolates, Inc.
- Hazard
- Foreign object
- Risk
Moderate risk
Eating it may cause short-term health problems, or ones that treatment can reverse. Serious harm is unlikely.
FDA Class II recall · How risk is rated
- Event ID
- 99944
- Recall number
- H-0096-2027
- Quantity recalled
- 4,703 pieces
Timeline
FDA's Enforcement Report is its public list of recalls; FDA adds a recall when it posts it and publishes the list weekly.
Company began the recall
Added to FDA's Enforcement Report · Classified by FDA
Listed on Recall Canary
