FDA recall H-0845-2026 · May 27, 2026
Ghirardelli Chocolate Company: GHIRARDELLI SWEET GROUND POWDER CHOCOLATE & COCOA recall
Product
GHIRARDELLI SWEET GROUND POWDER CHOCOLATE & COCOA NET WT 48oz (3lbs) 1.36kg Distributed by Ghirardelli Chocolate Company, San Leandro, CA 94578, U.S.A. UPC: 747599620232
Reason for recall
Potential contamination with Salmonella.
What to do
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Recall details
- FDA classification
- Class I: FDA's most serious class, where use of or exposure to the product may cause serious health problems or death.
- Status
- Ongoing
- Codes, lots and dates
- Lot, Best if Used By: S293260, 12/31/2027; S293261, 1/31/2028.
- Quantity
- 293 cases (6-48oz units/case); 1,758 units
- Distribution
- U.S. Distribution Pattern: AK, AZ, CA, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MD, ME, MN, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI. Foreign Distribution Pattern: Canada, Guatemala, Japan, Philippines, United Kingdom, South Korea.
- Recalling firm
- Ghirardelli Chocolate Company, San Leandro, CA
- Voluntary or mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Recall started
- 2026-04-26
Source: openFDA enforcement record H-0845-2026 · search recall number H-0845-2026 in FDA's Enforcement Report.
Copied from the agency record without changes. Data as of Oct 14, 2026, 1:15 AM EDT. The agency notice is the final word.
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