Class IOngoingVoluntary: Firm initiated
Guittard Chocolate Company: food recall H-0861-2026
Guittard Chocolate Company of Burlingame, CA recalled 72% CACAO CHOCOLATE WITH DATE SUGAR WAFERS Ingredients: Cacao Beans, Organic Date Powder, Organic Cocoa Powder Net Wt… Reason: Potential contamination with Salmonella. The FDA listed it as Class I in its Enforcement Report dated Jun 10, 2026; distribution: Ohio.
Record status as published: Ongoing. openFDA data last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Recall details
- Product
- 72% CACAO CHOCOLATE WITH DATE SUGAR WAFERS Ingredients: Cacao Beans, Organic Date Powder, Organic Cocoa Powder Net Wt 25lb (11.3kg) Made in the USA GUITTARD CHOCOLATE COMPANY Burlingame, CA 94010 Item: 0568C25 UPC: 00071818367654
- Product quantity
- 2,857 cases (25 lbs/case)
- Reason for recall
- Potential contamination with Salmonella
- Codes, lots and dates on the package
- Lot code, Best By: 11775A, 12/27/2026; 21775A, 12/27/2026; 31785A, 12/28/2026; 11785A, 12/28/2026; 21785A, 12/28/2026; 22095M, 01/28/2027; 12105M, 01/29/2027; 22105M, 01/29/2027.
- Distribution pattern
- Domestic Distribution: OH. Foreign Distribution: N/A.
- Recalling firm
- Guittard Chocolate Company, Burlingame, CA
- Classification
- Class I — the FDA uses this class for a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that using or being exposed to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
- Voluntary or mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How the firm first notified customers
- Letter
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Dates
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Recall initiated by the firm | May 5, 2026 |
| Classified by the FDA | May 29, 2026 |
| Published in the Enforcement Report | Jun 10, 2026 |
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Sources
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA food enforcement reports, recall number H-0861-2026 (openFDA record). Data provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (https://open.fda.gov).
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