A chocolate manufacturer has initiated a recall of its entire product range due to concerns of potential salmonella contamination. Spring & Mulberry made the voluntary decision on May 8 to pull back all 12 varieties of date-sweetened chocolate bars, including those sold both online and in stores since last August. The issue of contamination is suspected to stem from the dates used in the bars, as per information from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
This recall comes after an earlier one that affected only the Mint Leaf bars by the brand. The FDA released a statement confirming the expansion of the recall, stating that Spring & Mulberry is recalling all products made with a particular lot of date ingredient identified as the likely source of contamination. Despite the negative salmonella test results for all the products included in the expanded recall, no illnesses related to the affected chocolate bars have been reported to date.
Customers who have purchased the impacted products are advised by the FDA not to consume them and are encouraged to take a photo of the product displaying the batch code and email it to Spring and Mulberry for a refund. Spring & Mulberry specializes in date-sweetened, no-added-sugar dark chocolate and is primarily available through select online retailers rather than in UK stores.
The recall affects a range of flavors, including Blood Orange, Coffee, Earl Grey, Lavender Rose, Mango Chili, Mint Leaf, Mixed Berry, Mulberry Fennel, Pecan Date, Pure Dark, Pure Dark Mini, and Sea Salt. The initial recall was for the Mint Leaf flavor bar sold from September 15, 2025, onwards.
The chocolate products included in the recall expansion were sold online and via specific retail partners starting from August 2025. Consumers can identify the impacted products through their batch or lot code, UPC number, or box color details available on the FDA website.
Despite negative salmonella test results and no reported illnesses to date, customers are strongly advised not to consume the affected products as a precautionary measure. Salmonella, a bacterial gut infection causing food poisoning, presents symptoms like watery diarrhea, stomach cramps, vomiting, and high temperature, typically appearing within eight hours to three days post-infection. While most cases resolve without treatment, hospital care may be necessary for certain vulnerable groups like young infants, the elderly, or the severely ill.
