Spring Mulberry expands recall to all 12 chocolate bars for Salmonella

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that Spring Mulberry, a Raleigh, North Carolina-based maker of date-sweetened dark chocolate bars, has expanded a voluntary recall to include its entire line of 12 products due to potential Salmonella contamination from a single lot of date ingredient.

The expansion follows an initial recall in January of the company's Mint Leaf Date Sweetened Chocolate Bar, which had been sold online and through select retail partners nationwide starting September 15, 2025. A comprehensive root cause investigation by the company and its manufacturing partners identified the date lot as the likely source, prompting the broader action. Affected flavors now include 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 products, available since August 2025, can be identified by batch or lot codes, UPC numbers and box colors listed on the FDA website. All tested products have come back negative for Salmonella, and no illnesses have been reported.

Consumers who have purchased the items are urged not to eat them. The FDA recommends taking a...