FDAFoodAugust 21, 2024
Inner Waymark LLC — 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 SK
⚠️ Elevated lead level 0.671 ppm in cacao (chocolate)
Is this relevant to me?
- Geography
- CA, FL, IL, KY, MD, ME, MI, MO, MT, NH, NY, OR, TX, UT, WI
- Source agency
- FDA
- Category
- Food
- Published
- August 21, 2024
Distributed to CA, FL, IL, KY, MD, ME, MI, MO, MT, NH, NY, OR, TX, UT, and WI.
What's affected?
- 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.
- Brand
- Inner Waymark LLC
- Lot code
- 506
Additional details
Lot #506 with "best by" date June 18, 2026.
What should I do?
Recommended action
Class II recall. Voluntary: Firm initiated Quantity affected: 60/1lb. bags.
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