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The Chocolate Therapist Recalls Dark Chocolate for Milk Allergen

The Chocolate Therapist recalls select lots of 72% Natural Dark Chocolate because it may contain undeclared milk solids, posing a risk to those with allergies.

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🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-0840-2019Food The Chocolate Therapist ›

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Chocolate Rx The Purist may contain milk solids.

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Recalling firmChocolate Therapist, The2560 W Main St · Littleton, CO 80120-4629

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The Chocolate Therapist is recalling specific lots of its 72% Natural Dark Chocolate (Chocolate Rx The Purist) because the product may contain undeclared milk solids. This is significant for anyone with a milk allergy or sensitivity, as accidental ingestion can trigger an allergic reaction. The recall covers products from August and October lots distributed primarily in Colorado. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/17881-the-chocolate-therapist-recalls-dark-chocolate-for-milk-allergen.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/17881-the-chocolate-therapist-recalls-dark-chocolate-for-milk-allergen · Updated October 11, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0840-2019

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“The Chocolate Therapist Recalls Dark Chocolate for Milk Allergen.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/17881-the-chocolate-therapist-recalls-dark-chocolate-for-milk-allergen. Based on FDA recall #F-0840-2019 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0840-2019%22&limit=1).

The Food and Drug Administration announced on Dec. 21, 2018, that The Chocolate Therapist is recalling 72% Natural Dark Chocolate because it may contain undeclared milk solids. The firm initiated the voluntary Class I recall affecting 448 units.

How to tell if you have it

Brand: The Chocolate Therapist
Product: 72% Natural Dark Chocolate, Net Wt 2oz (57g)
Variants: Chocolate Rx, The Purist
Lots: August and October
Quantity: 448 units

The hazard

The product may contain milk solids, posing an allergy risk to consumers. The FDA classified this as a Class I recall, the most serious category.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show other recent recalls of similar products include Winfield's CWB Chocolate Bar Recall (2026-04-27) and B.C. Williams Recalls Swiss Chocolate Cake Mix Due to Undeclared Milk (2025-12-23). Additional similar recalls involve Uncle Giuseppe's Milk Chocolate Bridge Mix (2026-04-20).

How to tell if you have this one

Check your package for the brand name "The Chocolate Therapist" or "Chocolate Rx The Purist" and the product name "72% Natural Dark Chocolate." Look for a net weight of 2oz (57g) and verify if the lot date is from August or October. These items were sold primarily in Colorado at the company's store, with some wholesale customers outside the state via internet sales.

Brand
The Chocolate Therapist
Category
Food

Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

Stop consuming the product
Do not eat the recalled chocolate bars if you have a milk allergy or sensitivity.
Check your purchase details
Verify that your product matches the brand, name, weight, and August or October lot dates mentioned in the recall.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in Colorado.

FDA distribution: “Primarily in Colorado from our store, a few wholesale customers outside the state via internet sales. No foreign/govt/military/VA consignees.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Colorado.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 21 months after the firm started it.

Dec 21, 2018Firm started the recall
Feb 6, 2019FDA classified it Class I
Feb 13, 2019Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Sep 28, 2020FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Link to this recall

<a href="https://govinfonow.com/recall/17881-the-chocolate-therapist-recalls-dark-chocolate-for-milk-allergen">The Chocolate Therapist Recalls Dark Chocolate for Milk Allergen (GovInfoNow)</a>

Where this comes from

The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

Official source: FDA Recall #F-0840-2019 (December 21, 2018) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0840-2019 to see it in context.
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