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Lower risk Food recall · FDA · Published May 5, 2026

Guittard 72% Cacao Chocolate with Date Sugar Wafers Recalled for Salmonella Risk

Guittard recalls 72% cacao chocolate with date sugar wafers due to potential salmonella contamination. Affected items have specific lot codes and best by dates. Consumers should check labels and contact company for details.

Plain-English summary generated from official FDA data by GovInfoNow · Published by Carlos Caban · How we make summaries

🇺🇸 FDA recall #H-0861-2026FoodGuittard ›
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Recalling firmGuittard Chocolate Company10 Guittard Rd · Burlingame, CA 94010-2203
✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Guittard is recalling 72% cacao chocolate with date sugar wafers because they may contain salmonella. This poses a risk of foodborne illness if consumed. The recall affects specific lot codes and best by dates listed on the product. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/6379-guittard-72-cacao-chocolate-with-date-sugar-wafers-recalled-for.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/6379-guittard-72-cacao-chocolate-with-date-sugar-wafers-recalled-for · Updated August 10, 2026 · Official notice: FDA #H-0861-2026

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“Guittard 72% Cacao Chocolate with Date Sugar Wafers Recalled for Salmonella Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 10, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/6379-guittard-72-cacao-chocolate-with-date-sugar-wafers-recalled-for. Based on FDA recall #H-0861-2026.

The FDA announced on May 5, 2026, that Guittard Chocolate Company is recalling 72% CACAO CHOCOLATE WITH DATE SUGAR WAFERS due to potential Salmonella contamination. Consumers should stop consuming the product immediately.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Guittard
  • Product: 72% CACAO CHOCOLATE WITH DATE SUGAR WAFERS
  • UPC: 00071818367654
  • Lot codes and Best By dates: 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: Ohio

The hazard

The product poses a potential Salmonella contamination hazard. The FDA classified this as a Class I recall, indicating the highest degree of danger.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Spring & Mulberry issued recalls on January 9, 2026, for Pecan Date-Sweetened Chocolate, Sea Salt Date-Sweetened Chocolate, and Coffee Date-Sweetened Chocolate due to potential Salmonella contamination.

How to tell if you have this one

Check the product label for the lot code and best by date listed in the recall. The product has a net weight of 25lb (11.3kg) and is made in the USA by Guittard Chocolate Company in Burlingame, CA.

  • Brand
    Guittard
  • Product
    72% CACAO CHOCOLATE WITH DATE SUGAR WAFERS Ingredients: Cacao Beans, Organic Date Powder, Organic Cocoa Powder Net Wt
  • Category
    Food
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Product Label

    Look for the lot code and best by date on the chocolate package to determine if it is affected.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in Ohio.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: not listedILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: yesOHPennsylvania: not listedPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: not listedCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: not listedTXFlorida: not listedFL

FDA distribution: “Domestic Distribution: OH. Foreign Distribution: N/A.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Ohio.

Recall timeline

FDA published this recall 36 days after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: May 5, 202612. FDA classified it Class I: May 29, 202623. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Jun 10, 202632026
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class I
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report

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

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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 #H-0861-2026 (May 5, 2026)
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 10, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
  • GovInfoNow is an independent service and is not a government agency. We republish official FDA recall data; we don’t issue, amend or administer recalls.
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