FDA recall F-0004-2025

Inner Waymark LLC · Class II · food

Product

Heart of the Earth (HOTE) 100% Pure Ceremonial Cacao Pre-Ground Paste. Net Wt. 16oz (454g). Packaged in Kraft paper heat sealed stand-up pouch bags with inner plastic liner with SKU PC-GRUCCP-1LB. Product of Guatemala. Distributed Soul Lift Cacao of Portland, Oregon. The product is 100% pure cacao (chocolate) which is not ready for consumption. In most cases it is prepared into a chocolate drink with hot water and a blender.

Reason for recall

Elevated lead level 0.671 ppm in cacao (chocolate)

Distribution

Distributed to CA, FL, IL, KY, MD, ME, MI, MO, MT, NH, NY, OR, TX, UT, and WI.

Key facts

Status
Ongoing
Initiation date
2024-08-21
Report date
2024-10-09
Voluntary/Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Location
Portland, OR, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=F-0004-2025