Guittard Chocolate Company Recall: Potential contamination with Salmonella
United States
OngoingClass I
- Company
- Guittard Chocolate Company
- Product
- 72% CACAO CHOCOLATE WITH DATE SUGAR WAFERS Ingredients: Cac…
- Recall date
- May 5, 2026
- Source
- FDA
Reason for recall
Potential contamination with Salmonella
- - Recall initiated
- - Reported by source
| Product description | UPC | Quantity | Lot / code information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 00071818367654 | 2,857 cases (25 lbs/case) | 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
- Domestic Distribution: OH. Foreign Distribution: N/A.
Official source record
- Agency
- FDA
- Dataset
- FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
- Recall number
- H-0861-2026
- Event ID
- 98949
- Status
- Ongoing
- Classification
- Class I
- Company
- Guittard Chocolate Company
- Product description
- 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
- Quantity
- 2,857 cases (25 lbs/case)
- Reason
- Potential contamination with Salmonella
- Recall initiation date
- May 5, 2026
- Report date
- June 10, 2026
- Classification date
- Not published in this source record
- Termination date
- Not terminated as of this source record
- Distribution pattern
- Domestic Distribution: OH. Foreign Distribution: N/A.
- UPC, lot, and code information
- UPC 00071818367654; 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.
- Voluntary or mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Initial notification method
- Letter
- Source last updated
- Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
- Public Health Trace retrieval date
Responsible company: Guittard Chocolate Company
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| State | Distributed |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 1 |
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