FDA Peanut Allergy Recall Ledger: High Valley Orchard Chocolate Covered Raisins

Status, June 27 source check: source-cleared for a BadPD FDA allergy-recall ledger. FDA posted Lehi Valley Trading Company’s allergy alert for High Valley Orchard Chocolate Covered Raisins on June 25, 2026. The recall covers 624 units of 15 ounce packages because they may contain undeclared peanuts.

This is a practical harm-prevention post, not medical advice. People with a peanut allergy or severe peanut sensitivity should follow the official FDA/company recall instructions and confirm product details directly from the official recall notice or seller. BadPD is treating FDA as the recall authority. Food Safety News is included as secondary food-safety reporting that corroborates the same recall facts.

What FDA says is recalled

FDA’s posted announcement identifies Lehi Valley Trading Company of Mesa, Arizona as the company and High Valley Orchard as the brand. The product description is Chocolate Covered Raisins. The recall reason is listed as “May Contain Undeclared Peanuts,” and the product type is listed under Food and Beverages / Allergens.

The recalled product comes in a 15 ounce clear plastic package. FDA says the affected package is marked with lot number 0160933 and a best-by date of Jan 23, 2027 on the bottom right-hand side of the front label. Those identifiers matter because a brand name alone is not enough to match the recall. The lot number and best-by date are the public-facing way to separate the recalled package from other products.

FDA says the recalled Chocolate Covered Raisins were distributed in retail stores through Albertsons distribution center between May 18, 2026 and June 25, 2026. The FDA notice does not publish a store-by-store list in the page text captured for this run. That makes the missing retailer/distribution record part of the accountability file.

Why undeclared peanuts are a serious recall issue

FDA’s notice says people who have allergies to peanuts run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product. That is not a generic consumer complaint. It is a label-and-ingredient control problem where a shopper may rely on the package to decide whether the product is safe for their household.

Undeclared allergen recalls often look small on paper because the affected unit count can be narrow. Here FDA lists 624 units. But a small number of packages can still matter when the product is shelf-stable or stored for later use. Chocolate covered raisins may sit in a pantry, snack cabinet, workplace break room, dorm room, or travel bag after the recall date. If the buyer never sees the recall, the risk remains where the food is stored.

BadPD is not making a medical claim about any individual consumer. The official record says no illnesses or deaths had been reported to date. The accountability question is whether the recall notice reaches the right consumers and whether the production and packaging control that allowed peanuts into the product has been fixed.

Consumer route in the official notice

FDA says consumers who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to peanut are urged not to consume the product and should discard it or return it to the place of purchase for a full refund. FDA lists the company phone number as 480-962-5017 and gives a Monday through Friday contact window.

The clean screening details are product name, brand, package size, lot number, best-by date, and distribution path. The recalled product is High Valley Orchard Chocolate Covered Raisins, 15 ounce package, lot 0160933, best by Jan 23, 2027. The distribution path in the official notice is retail stores through Albertsons distribution center between May 18 and June 25, 2026.

Readers should not infer that every chocolate covered raisin product is recalled. Readers also should not infer that every High Valley Orchard product is recalled. The current source set points to one product description and one lot. Any broader claim should wait for an updated FDA notice, a company expansion, or a retailer recall notice.

Packaging-control facts

FDA’s posted announcement says the recall was initiated after the presence of peanuts was discovered in the Chocolate Covered Raisins. It also says a subsequent investigation indicates that the problem was caused by a temporary breakdown in the company’s production and packaging processes.

That language creates a clear follow-up lane. The public record should eventually show whether the breakdown was limited to lot 0160933, how the company isolated that lot, whether adjacent lots were checked, whether production records were reviewed, whether labels and ingredient controls were corrected, and whether retailers were told exactly what to remove from sale.

BadPD is not alleging that the company failed to do those things. The current public source set simply does not include those records. The useful distinction is between confirmed recall facts and missing recovery records. Confirmed: product, lot, unit count, allergen, distribution window, refund route, and no reported illnesses or deaths as of the notice. Missing: buyer notification, recovered-unit count, store list, and corrective-action proof.

Why the Albertsons distribution path matters

FDA’s notice does not say the product was sold by one small storefront. It says the recalled packages were distributed in retail stores through Albertsons distribution center. That makes direct notification and inventory control more than a manufacturer-only issue. Retailers and distribution systems may have purchase records, store delivery records, shelf-pull records, loyalty-card data, pickup records, or delivery records that can help reach buyers.

The current FDA notice does not prove whether those systems were used. It also does not prove they were not used. The next useful record is simple: how many units were shipped, which stores received them, how many units were sold, how many remained in inventory, how many were recovered, and whether direct buyer notices went out where retailer data made that possible.

For allergy recalls, speed and targeting matter. A shopper without a peanut allergy may see the recall as routine. A shopper with a peanut allergy needs the specific lot information quickly. A public FDA page is necessary, but it is not always sufficient. Store signs, app notices, order-history messages, direct emails, and refund-desk instructions can determine whether the warning gets from the federal page to the home pantry.

Why a small unit count still deserves a public ledger

A 624-unit recall can look minor compared with national outbreaks or multi-state recalls involving thousands of packages. That is not the right measurement for an undeclared peanut issue. The relevant question is whether any recalled package could be eaten by someone who relied on the label and needed the peanut disclosure to be accurate. In that setting, one missed package can matter.

The public ledger also prevents confusion between “no reported illnesses” and “no risk.” FDA’s notice says no illnesses or deaths had been reported to date, but the recall exists because peanuts were found in a product where they were not declared. The safer reading is narrow: no reported illness in the notice, a confirmed undeclared allergen issue, and an official discard-or-return instruction for the identified lot.

BadPD is preserving this as a searchable record because allergy recalls are easy to miss once they leave the top of an agency page. The lot number, best-by date, package size, brand, distribution window, and refund route need to remain findable for households that discover the product later.

What Food Safety News adds

Food Safety News published a June 27, 2026 report that repeats the core recall facts: Lehi Valley Trading Company is recalling 624 units of High Valley Orchard chocolate covered raisins because they contain undeclared peanuts; the affected product moved through Albertsons distribution center between May 18 and June 25; the package is 15 ounces, lot 0160933, best by Jan. 23, 2027; and no illnesses or deaths had been reported at the time of the notice.

BadPD is using the Food Safety News item as secondary corroboration, not as the controlling recall authority. FDA remains the controlling source for product matching and consumer action. Secondary reporting is still useful because it confirms the recall entered the broader food-safety news lane and preserves a separate public timestamp.

Confirmed, reported, pending, and not established

Confirmed by FDA’s posted announcement

• FDA posted the recall alert on June 25, 2026.
• The company is Lehi Valley Trading Company of Mesa, Arizona.
• The brand is High Valley Orchard.
• The product is Chocolate Covered Raisins in a 15 ounce clear plastic package.
• The affected lot number is 0160933.
• The best-by date is Jan 23, 2027.
• The recall reason is undeclared peanuts.
• The listed unit count is 624 units.
• The products were distributed through Albertsons distribution center between May 18 and June 25, 2026.

Reported by FDA/company announcement

• No illnesses or deaths had been reported to date.
• The recall was initiated after peanuts were discovered in the Chocolate Covered Raisins.
• The company says the issue resulted from a temporary breakdown in production and packaging processes.
• Consumers with peanut allergy or severe sensitivity are urged not to consume the product and should discard it or return it for a full refund.

Pending records

• Retail store list or distribution detail for the Albertsons distribution path.
• Buyer notification proof, including any loyalty-card, pickup, delivery, email, or app notice records.
• Shipment, sale, inventory, recovery, and refund completion counts.
• Production, packaging, line-clearance, and label-control corrective-action records.
• Any later FDA expansion, correction, illness report, or recall termination notice.

Not established by this source set

• That any consumer became ill, was injured, or died.
• That all 624 units reached consumers.
• That every recalled unit remains in circulation.
• That Albertsons, Lehi Valley, or any retailer failed to notify buyers.
• That any lot beyond 0160933 is affected.

BadPD record demand

BadPD will watch for an FDA update, a company correction notice, an Albertsons or retailer recall page, a store list, direct buyer notification proof, recovery counts, refund counts, and any production or packaging corrective-action record. The recall should not be measured only by whether a web page exists. It should be measured by whether peanut-allergic consumers can identify and remove the recalled product before eating it.

The accountability path is narrow and testable. Preserve the official FDA notice. Identify the brand, product, package size, lot number, best-by date, distribution window, and refund route. Track whether the notice reached stores and buyers. Then watch whether the production and packaging failure was corrected.

For now, the practical record is specific: High Valley Orchard Chocolate Covered Raisins, 15 ounce package, lot 0160933, best by Jan 23, 2027, 624 units, undeclared peanuts, distributed through Albertsons distribution center from May 18 through June 25, 2026, no illnesses or deaths reported in the FDA notice, and discard-or-return refund instructions.

Source ledger

• FDA recall alert, Lehi Valley / High Valley Orchard undeclared peanuts, June 25, 2026
• Food Safety News, chocolate covered raisins recalled because they contain peanuts, June 27, 2026

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