Critical Alert
Guittard Chocolate Company Recalls 72% CACAO CHOCOLATE WITH DATE SUGAR WAFERS Ingredients
This is a Class I recall — the most serious type. There is a reasonable probability of serious health consequences or death.
Source: FDA
CriticalRecall #H-0861-2026Food
Guittard Chocolate Company Recalls 72% CACAO CHOCOLATE WITH DATE SUGAR WAFERS Ingredients
Guittard Chocolate Company · Class I — Most Serious
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
Reason for Recall
Potential contamination with Salmonella
FDA Classification
Class I — Most Serious
A situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Distribution
Domestic Distribution: OH. Foreign Distribution: N/A.
Remedy
Consumers should stop using this product. Contact the recalling firm for further instructions regarding this product.
411 Press Analysis
The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall — the most serious classification reserved for situations where there is a reasonable probability that use of, or exposure to, the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Guittard Chocolate Company initiated this recall of food product on May 5, 2026 affecting 2,857 cases (25 lbs/case). Potential contamination with Salmonella. The product was distributed nationwide. Consumers who have this product should stop using it immediately and contact the recalling firm.
Sources: FDA openFDA Enforcement Database
This recall appears in: Food Contamination.