Inner Waymark LLC Recall: Elevated lead level 0.671 ppm in cacao (chocolate)
United States
OngoingClass II
- Company
- Inner Waymark LLC
- Product
- Heart of the Earth (HOTE) 100% Pure Ceremonial Cacao Pre-Gro…
- Recall date
- August 21, 2024
- Source
- FDA
Reason for recall
Elevated lead level 0.671 ppm in cacao (chocolate)
- - Recall initiated
- - Reported by source
| Product description | UPC | Quantity | Lot / code information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | Not published in this source record | 60/1lb. bags | Lot #506 with "best by" date June 18, 2026. |
Distribution
- Distributed to CA
- FL
- IL
- KY
- MD
- ME
- MI
- MO
- MT
- NH
- NY
- OR
- TX
- UT
- and WI.
Official source record
- Agency
- FDA
- Dataset
- FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
- Recall number
- F-0004-2025
- Event ID
- 95213
- Status
- Ongoing
- Classification
- Class II
- Company
- Inner Waymark LLC
- Product description
- 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.
- Quantity
- 60/1lb. bags
- Reason
- Elevated lead level 0.671 ppm in cacao (chocolate)
- Recall initiation date
- August 21, 2024
- Report date
- October 9, 2024
- Classification date
- Not published in this source record
- Termination date
- Not terminated as of this source record
- Distribution pattern
- Distributed to CA, FL, IL, KY, MD, ME, MI, MO, MT, NH, NY, OR, TX, UT, and WI.
- UPC, lot, and code information
- Lot #506 with "best by" date June 18, 2026.
- Voluntary or mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Initial notification method
- Source last updated
- Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
- Public Health Trace retrieval date
Responsible company: Inner Waymark LLC
A map highlighting the states named in the source's distribution description.
Shading reflects state-level totals only, as published by the source. It does not imply county-level or point-level precision.
| State | Distributed |
|---|---|
| California | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
| Illinois | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
| Maryland | 1 |
| Maine | 1 |
| Michigan | 1 |
| Missouri | 1 |
| Montana | 1 |
| New Hampshire | 1 |
| New York | 1 |
| Oregon | 1 |
| Texas | 1 |
| Utah | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 1 |
States shown are extracted from the source's free-text distribution description above; a narrative description (e.g. "distributed nationwide") may not list individual states to extract.
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