Food recall

Guittard Chocolate Company recall: 72% CACAO CHOCOLATE WITH DATE SUGAR WAFERS Ingredients

Guittard Chocolate Company, of Burlingame, CA, recalled 72% CACAO CHOCOLATE WITH DATE SUGAR WAFERS Ingredients. The FDA's reason: “Potential contamination with Salmonella.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on May 5, 2026, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of June 10, 2026. The recall is still going on.

How serious

Class I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Salmonella

Status

Ongoing

The recall

Company
Guittard Chocolate Company (Burlingame, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Potential contamination with Salmonella”
Where it was sold
Domestic Distribution: OH. Foreign Distribution: N/A.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
98949

The product recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • H-0861-2026 Class I

    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

    Codes: 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.

    Quantity: 2,857 cases (25 lbs/case)

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of June 10, 2026.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.