The amount of cocoa powder present was so small it could not be picked up by standard quality control tests. Cocoa powder settles to the bottom of a container after 24 hours. The milk was shipped to stores between Friday, Oct. 27 and Monday, Oct. 30. About 5,000 gallons of half percent milk may have been affected. All affected product has been removed from store shelves.
Customers can return the product for a full refund or replacement if they chose.
Schnuck Markets, Inc. currently operates 92 stores in Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. The family-owned company was founded in St. Louis in 1939.