Mercola Group: Food Recall in 2014 - (Recall #: F-1979-2014)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2014.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

Organic Cocoa Cassava bars, 1.59 oz (45 g), individually packaged in foil pouches and sold under the Dr. Mercola brand. Sold at retail locations in display cases containing 12 bars per display case. 12 display cases are packaged in each master case.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: April 29, 2014

Date Posted: June 4, 2014

Recall Number: F-1979-2014

Event ID: 68167

Reason for Recall:

This voluntary recall has been initiated because the Dr. Mercola Organic Cocoa Cassava bars may contain undeclared milk protein.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 98,698 boxes (1,184,376 bars)

Code Information:

UPC Code: 8 13006 01142 6; Lot Numbers and Best By Dates: CD2601MC01, 04/27/14; 2313, 08/19/14; 2323, 08/20/14; 3503, 12/16/14; 3513, 12/16/14; 3523, 12/16/14; 3533, 12/16/14

Distribution Pattern:

*** US: Nationwide (AK, AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI); *** FOREIGN: Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Iceland, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, United Kingdom

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated