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chocolate recall
/ˈtʃɒk.lət rɪˈkɔːl/ (CHOK-luht rih-KAHL)
Definition
1
A product recall initiated by chocolate manufacturers or retailers to withdraw contaminated, mislabeled, or unsafe chocolate products from the market, often due to issues like undeclared allergens, salmonella, or foreign objects.
2
Informally, the bittersweet moment when your favorite chocolate bar stash is deemed hazardous, forcing a reluctant goodbye to sweet indulgence.
Examples
The nationwide chocolate recall left candy aisles looking like post-apocalyptic wastelands.
After the chocolate recall, my midnight snack turned into a sad celery stick vigil.
Surviving the chocolate recall required ninja-level skills to hide my secret stash from the FDA.
The chocolate recall was the plot twist nobody saw coming in the rom-com of my diet.