Chocolates Recall Map Shows States With New Warning

Kilwins Quality Confections, LLC, is voluntarily recalling its Mocha Truffles due to fears the product may contain undeclared pecans.

Newsweek reached out to the company via email for comment Wednesday night.

Why It Matters

Numerous recalls have been initiated in 2025 due to the potential of damaged products, foodborne illness, contamination and undeclared food allergens.

Millions of Americans experience food sensitivities or allergies every year. According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the nine “major” food allergens in the U.S. are eggs, milk, fish, wheat, soybeans, Crustacean shellfish, sesame, tree nuts and peanuts.

The agency also warns that people with an allergy or severe sensitivity to pecans potentially “run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products.”

What To Know

In the alert, the FDA says the mocha truffles may have been sold at nine Kilwins retail stores across seven states, including one in Orange Beach, Alabama, at 4751 Main St., Unit F113, along with three in Florida, in Winter Park, Coral Springs and Vero Beach.

The additional sites include Thomasville, Georgia; Annapolis, Maryland; Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Alexandria, Virginia; and the 16 Market Street store in Wilmington, North Carolina.

Below is a map highlighting the states with the potentially affected stores:

The FDA alert says the recalled product may have been sold at these locations from April 28, 2025, until May 30, 2025, and the agency added that as of Wednesday, there have been no reported illnesses related to the recall.

The recalled truffles were typically sold from the chocolate display cases inside stores and could be packaged in any of the following, the agency says:

• 4564 Family Assortment 9 oz
• 4565 Family Assortment 14 oz
• 4566 Family Assortment 28 oz
• 4567 Family Assortment 42 oz
• 4574 Truffle Assortment 5 oz
• 43109 Truffle Assortment 8 oz
• 43110 Mocha Truffles 75 oz
• 44121 Truffle Assortment 75 oz

What People Are Saying

The FDA alert, in part: “The recall was initiated after it was discovered that a product containing pecans was distributed in packaging that did not reveal the presence of pecans.”

In an email to Newsweek in January, the FDA said: “Most recalls in the U.S. are carried out voluntarily by the product manufacturer and when a company issues a public warning, typically via news release, to inform the public of a voluntary product recall, the FDA shares that release on our website as a public service.

“The FDA’s role during a voluntary, firm-initiated, recall is to review the recall strategy, evaluate the health hazard presented by the product, monitor the recall, and as appropriate alert the public and other companies in the supply chain about the recall,” the FDA continued.

It added: “The FDA provides public access to information on recalls by posting a listing of recalls according to their classification in the FDA Enforcement Report, including the specific action taken by the recalling company. The FDA Enforcement Report is designed to provide a public listing of products in the marketplace that are being recalled.”

Additional information on recalls can be found via the FDA’s Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts.

What Happens Next

Customers who have purchased the recalled mocha truffles in the mentioned time frame are urged to dispose of the product or return it to a Kilwins location for a full refund, the FDA notes.

People with additional concerns may call the company at 231-347-3800 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET weekdays.