Spring & Mulberry is expanding its previously announced recall of select chocolate bars because of contamination with Salmonella.
The expansion follows a comprehensive root cause investigation conducted by the company’s manufacturing partners in coordination with food safety experts and the Food and Drug Administration. The investigation has now identified a single lot of date ingredient used in the production of the company’s chocolate as the most likely source of contamination.
In response, Spring & Mulberry is recalling all finished products produced with the implicated lot of date ingredient. All products included in this expanded recall have tested negative for Salmonella, and there have been no confirmed reports of illness associated with the chocolate bars referenced below, to date. This announcement follows a recall by the company’s supplier.
The affected products were available for purchase online and through select retail partners nationwide since August 2025. The recalled products can be identified by Spring & Mulberry brand name, with the following identifiers: flavor name, lot/batch codes, and box color. The lot code is listed on the back of the packaging and inner flow wrap.
Consumers who have purchased any of the affected products are urged not to consume them.
The following information can be used to identify the products subject to this recall:
Product Name | UPC | Batch/Lot Code | Box Color |
|---|---|---|---|
Blood Orange | 850055470200 | 025217, 025289, 025325 | Orange |
Coffee | 850055470224 | 025226, 025274, 025344 | Lt. Brown |
Earl Grey | 850055470231 | 025346 | Purple |
Lavender Rose | 850055470019 | 025204, 025205, 025212, 025216, 026037, 026040 | Lt. Blue |
Mango Chili | 850055470033 | 025245, 025322, 025328 | Orange |
Mint Leaf | 850055470217 | 025225, 025272, 025342, 025364 | Green |
Mixed Berry | 850055470026 | 025220, 025223, 025247, 025248, 025251, 025253, 025288, 025296, 025335, 026008 | Purple |
Mulberry Fennel | 850055470149 | 025230, 025287 | Burgundy |
Pecan Date | 850055470040 | 025233, 025237, 025238, 025239, 025240, 025241, 025290, 025294, 025329, 025330 | Yellow |
Pure Dark | 850055470002 | 025217, 025218, 025219, 025254, 025266, 025269, 025324, 025338, 025350 | Navy Blue |
Pure Dark Mini | 850055470132 | 025302, 025303, 026009 | Navy Blue |
Sea Salt | 850055470217 | 026013, 026014 | Grey |
About Salmonella infections
Food contaminated with Salmonella bacteria does not usually look, smell, or taste spoiled. Anyone can become sick with a Salmonella infection. Infants, children, seniors, and people with weakened immune systems are at higher risk of serious illness because their immune systems are fragile.
Anyone who has eaten any of the recalled chocolate bars and developed symptoms of Salmonella infection should seek medical attention. Sick people should tell their doctors about the possible exposure to Salmonella bacteria because special tests are necessary to diagnose salmonellosis. Salmonella infection symptoms can mimic other illnesses, frequently leading to misdiagnosis.
Symptoms of Salmonella infection can include diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and fever within 12 to 72 hours after eating contaminated food. Otherwise, healthy adults are usually sick for four to seven days. In some cases, however, diarrhea may be so severe that patients require hospitalization.
Older adults, children, pregnant women, and people with weakened immune systems, such as cancer patients, are more likely to develop a severe illness and serious, sometimes life-threatening conditions.
Some people get infected without getting sick or showing any symptoms. However, they may still spread the infections to others.
