GUITTARD

Name: CSWH grade, method v1.0
Rating: 84

Owned by Guittard Chocolate Co. · 24 products in USDA FoodData Central · as of Oct 29, 2026 · Report an error · Change log

CSWH grade B (84)

Method v1.0 (how we grade), based on the records below; exact score 84.

Grade by indicator
Indicator	Grade	What we found
Recalls (40%)	C (60)	1 Class I (10 points) · 1 event For current recalls see FDA and USDA.
Ingredients (40%)	A (100)	Tier A: 0 of 24 products · A (100) (25%) Tier B: 0 of 24 products · A (100) (15%)
FDA warning letters (20%)	A (100)	None found to the owner Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 29, 2026.

Shown, not graded: recall reasons (1 pathogen) · IARC notes (0 products) · FDA dye pledge: none on FDA's tracker.

Class I, May 5, 2026 · Pathogen · FDA event 98949
- 72% CACAO CHOCOLATE WITH DATE SUGAR WAFERS Ingredients: Cacao Beans, Organic Date Powder, Organic Cocoa Powder Net Wt 25lb (11.3kg) Made in the USA GUITTARD CHOCOLATE COMPANY Burlingame, CA 94010 Item: 0568C25 UPC: 00071818367654
  Reason (FDA's words)
  Potential contamination with Salmonella
  Code information
  Lot code, Best By: 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.
  Recalling firm
  Guittard Chocolate Company
  Dates
  Recall started May 5, 2026; classified May 29, 2026
  Status
  Ongoing (status reported by FDA at classification)
  How we matched it
  matched by recalling firm (name) and brand name
  FDA record H-0861-2026: openFDA · Report an error

Store-brand and co-packer recalls count on a brand only when a UPC in the recall matches one of its products.

None of the 24 products with an ingredient statement contains a watched ingredient.

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None found from FDA food offices.

FDA notes that later events may have changed the regulatory status of what a letter discusses.