Ghirardelli Sweet Ground Powder Chocolate recalled for Salmonella contamination
Ghirardelli Chocolate Company is recalling Ghirardelli Sweet Ground Powder Chocolate (48oz units) due to potential Salmonella contamination.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The FDA classified this as Class I, which per the rubric requires a minimum severity score of 4. Salmonella is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness.
Plain-English summary
Ghirardelli Chocolate Company is recalling Ghirardelli Sweet Ground Powder Chocolate & Cocoa, 48oz (3lbs/1.36kg units, UPC 747599620232, distributed from San Leandro, California. The recall affects 293 cases (1,758 individual units) due to potential contamination with Salmonella.
The affected product has lot and best-if-used-by dates of S293260/12/31/2027 and S293261/1/31/2028. The product was distributed across 28 U.S. states (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) and internationally to Canada, Guatemala, Japan, Philippines, United Kingdom, and South Korea.
Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it and should contact Ghirardelli Chocolate Company or their retailer for instructions on disposal or return.
The recalled product
- 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
- Manufacturer
- Ghirardelli Chocolate Company
- Category
- Food — Cocoa/Chocolate Products
- Hazard
- salmonella
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (5)
- Lot
- Best if Used By: S293260
- 12/31/2027
- S293261
- 1/31/2028.
Distribution
Distributed in 27 states:
- 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