Diamond Crystal Natural Cocoa Powder Recall: Metal Pieces Found in Product
Diamond Crystal recalls Natural Cocoa Powder 10-12% cocoa butter (5 lbs) with metal pieces found during sanitation. Consumers should check UPCs and lot numbers for affected batches.
Lower-risk recall
During sanitation, the firm discovered metal pieces missing from a sifter screen.
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What happened, in plain English
Diamond Crystal is recalling Natural Cocoa Powder 10-12% cocoa butter (5 lbs) because metal pieces were found missing from the sifter screen during sanitation. This could cause injury if metal fragments are ingested. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/22203-diamond-crystal-natural-cocoa-powder-recall-metal-pieces-found-in.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/22203-diamond-crystal-natural-cocoa-powder-recall-metal-pieces-found-in · Updated October 8, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1626-2017
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“Diamond Crystal Natural Cocoa Powder Recall: Metal Pieces Found in Product.” GovInfoNow, updated October 8, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/22203-diamond-crystal-natural-cocoa-powder-recall-metal-pieces-found-in. Based on FDA recall #F-1626-2017 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1626-2017%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
During sanitation, metal pieces were discovered missing from the sifter screen. This could lead to metal fragments being present in the cocoa powder, which might cause injury if ingested.
Who’s affected
Anyone who purchased Natural Cocoa Powder 10-12% cocoa butter (5 lbs) with brand names Monarch, Chef's Companion, or other listed brands. People using the product for baking or cooking are most at risk if metal fragments are ingested.
How to tell if you have this one
Check the UPC codes: 50758108102533, 50719098582293, or 10719098582233. Look for lot numbers 024HBA, 025HBA, 026HBA, 027HBA, 028HBA, or 039HBA, 040HBA.
- Brand
Diamond Crystal- Product
Natural Cocoa Powder 10-12% cocoa butter, Net Wt. 5 lbs. (2.27 kg) packaged under the following brand names: Monarch- Category
Food
All 3 products in this recall
FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.
- Classification
Class II- Status
Terminated- Distribution
Product distributed to foodservice customers nationwide. There was no foreign/military/government distribution reported.
| Recall number | Product, codes & lots | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| F-1625-2017 | Baking Powder Net Wt. 5 lbs. (2.27 kg) packaged 6 bags per case, under the following brand names: Chef's Companion UPC 50719098580015, Diamond Crystal Brands, Inc. Savannah, GA 31405; and Sysco UPC 10074865238813, distributed by Sysco Corporation, Houston, TX 77077-2099.; UPC 50719098580015: Lot numbers 023HBA, 024HBA; and UPC 10074865238813: Lot numbers 017HBA, 018HBA, 019HBA, 020HBA, 021HBA, 023HBA | 1033 cases |
| F-1626-2017 | Natural Cocoa Powder 10-12% cocoa butter, Net Wt. 5 lbs. (2.27 kg) packaged under the following brand names: Monarch distributed by U.S. Foodservice UPC 50758108102533; Chef's Companion: 1 bag /case, UPC 10719098582233; and 6 bags/case, UPC 50719098582293 Diamond Crystal Brands, Inc. Savannah, GA 31405; UPC 50758108102533: Lot numbers 024HBA, 025HBA, 040HBA; UPC 50719098582293: Lot numbers 024HBA, 025HBA, 026HBA, 028HBA; and UPC 10719098582233: Lot numbers 026HBA, 027HBA, 039HBA, 040HBA. | 652 cases |
| F-1627-2017 | Natural Cocoa Powder 22-24% cocoa butter, Net Wt. 5 lbs. (2.27 kg) packaged under the following brand name: Chef's Companion: 1 bag /case, UPC 10719098582240; Diamond Crystal Brands, Inc. Savannah, GA 31405; 026HBA January 26, 2017. 027HBA January 27, 2017. 039HBA Feb. 8, 2017. 040HBA Feb. 9, 2017 | 149 cases |
What to do — step by step
Check Product UPC
Look for the UPC codes listed: 50758108102533, 50719098582293, or 10719098582233.
Identify Lot Numbers
Check for lot numbers 024HBA, 025HBA, 026HBA, 027HBA, 028HBA, or 039HBA, 040HBA.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide.
FDA distribution: “Product distributed to foodservice customers nationwide. There was no foreign/military/government distribution reported.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 4 months after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class II
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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- Official source: FDA Recall #F-1626-2017 (February 17, 2017) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1626-2017 to see it in context.
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