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Policy version 2026-07-21, effective July 21, 2026.
United States
TerminatedClass II
A foreign object found by a consumer in dark chocolate bar.
| Product description | UPC | Quantity | Lot / code information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blanxart 85% Nicaragua Organic Dark Chocolate Bar, packaged in paper packaging with internal foil wrapper. Net weight 4.4 oz (125 g). UPC 8 32924 00058 9. Product's label is read in parts: "***BLANXART 85% NICARAGUA ORGANIC DARK CHOCOLATE***Organic dark chocolate, Cocoa 85% minimum. Ingredients: cocoa, cane sugar, cocoa butter *** BB Chocolate Group, SA c/Tambor del Bruc 13 -17 08970 Sant Joan Desp¿, Spain *** Made in Spain ***Imported by: Culinary Collective Lynnwood, WA ***". | Not published in this source record | 72 cases (16 bars per case) | Product BX 418, Lot 19112031, date code stamp 3-10 with best by date of 3/27/2021. The code breaks down as follows: Product BX418 (importer code). 49085 (manufacturer code). Lot 19112031 with date code stamp 3-10. |
Responsible company: Power Selles Imports dba Culinary Collective
FDA Recall United States Terminated Historical recordClass II
FDA Recall United States Terminated Historical recordClass II
FDA Recall United States Terminated Historical recordClass II
A map highlighting the states named in the source's distribution description.
Shading reflects state-level totals only, as published by the source. It does not imply county-level or point-level precision.
| State | Distributed |
|---|---|
| Idaho | 1 |
| California | 1 |
| Oregon | 1 |
| Washington | 1 |
| Utah | 1 |
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