60% Dark Chocolate Chips, packaged in poly-lined cardboard boxes, net wt. 30 lbs. The label is read in parts: "*** Pitch Dark Chocolate*** 60% Dark Chocolate ***Bulk 30lbs *** Produced in a facility that also processes: Peanuts, tree nuts, dairy ***".

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-0430-2019) was formally reported on November 7, 2018, with the manufacturer initiating the action on August 18, 2018. It is classified under Moderate severity (Class II), with a current status of Terminated. Portland Chocolate Company LLC is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Portland, OR. Federal records indicate 3450 lbs. units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: 60% Dark Chocolate Chips, bulk 30 lbs. containers, are recalled due to cross contamination with peanut. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: distributed in OR and CA. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by FDA Food. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 8 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.