# Theo Chocolate Lemon — TilliT proof check

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## Product

- **Brand:** Theo Chocolate
- **Product:** Lemon
- **Sold at:** theochocolate.com
- **Product page:** https://theochocolate.com/products/lemon-milk-chocolate
- **Assessment ID:** pta_03e5b8c215b04d3da47593c466b50c41
- **Assessed:** 2026-11-10
- **Last reviewed:** n/a
- **Review mode:** Not final · review pending  
  ⚠️ At least one claim here is **preliminary** — a person is still reviewing it; see the per-claim status.
- **Methodology version:** 2026.10.4
- **Canonical page:** https://tillit.world/p/pta_03e5b8c215b04d3da47593c466b50c41

## Overall (safe to quote)

Lemon by Theo Chocolate — public trust assessment of 4 observed badge claim(s): Organic: Limited Public Support; Non-GMO: Limited Public Support; Gluten-Free: Partially Supported by Public Evidence; Fair Trade: Limited Public Support. These statuses reflect publicly available evidence only, not a review of the seller's own certificates or documents.

## Claims checked

### Gluten-Free

- **Status:** Preliminary — a person is still reviewing this (`preliminary`)
- **Claim observed on the page:** “Free icon Kosher icon star k kosher dairy brown Gluten Free icon certified gluten free brown Lemon Celebrate”
- **Certifier named:** GFCO
- **Safe citation wording:** Preliminary — awaiting TilliT review: Public evidence includes a product-page gluten-free claim and certification mark, plus a GFCO directory entry listing "Lemon 45% Milk" under Theo Chocolate, though the product page title ("Lemon") differs and product identity requires human review to confirm. Batch-specific public evidence and independent product-level testing were not retrieved in the sources checked, so this reflects a gap in public evidence rather than a conclusion about the label. For medical use, rely on the current package and your clinician's guidance.
- **Re-verification due:** 2026-11-29
- **Limitation:** Generic certifier-directory search skipped: a structured GFCO match already resolved this badge with higher confidence than a text-directory probe could add.
- **Limitation:** Not TilliT verified; assessment uses public sources only.
- **Limitation:** Evidence plan executed: 7 checks.

### Organic

- **Status:** Limited Public Support (`public_corroboration_weak`)
- **Evidence strength:** 51/100
- **Claim observed on the page:** “days on the island of Capri and features organic lemon essential oil. We picked this oil because of”
- **Certifier named:** Oregon Tilth Certified Organic (via USDA Organic Integrity Database)
- **Safe citation wording:** The product page displays a Organic claim with limited public support. Specifically, a certifier lists this brand as certified, but not this specific product, and the product page displays a recognized certification mark. Public evidence found is brand-level, company-level, product-level. Batch-specific public evidence was not retrieved in this assessment. An independent registry lists the company behind this claim as certified, but that listing is company-level, not confirmed for this exact product. This claim's own wording corresponds to the USDA National Organic Program (US)'s 'organic' labeling category (requires at least 95% organic content; may display the official organic seal).
- **Re-verification due:** 2026-11-30
- **Limitation:** Generic certifier-directory search skipped: a structured Oregon Tilth Certified Organic (via USDA Organic Integrity Database) match already resolved this badge with higher confidence than a text-directory probe could add.
- **Limitation:** Not TilliT verified; assessment uses public sources only.
- **Limitation:** Evidence plan executed: 7 checks.

### Non-GMO

- **Status:** Limited Public Support (`public_corroboration_weak`)
- **Evidence strength:** 11/100
- **Claim observed on the page:** “Fair TSA icon certified fair trade brown Non-GMO icon organic non gmo brown Soy Free icon Kosher”
- **Safe citation wording:** The product page displays a Non-GMO claim with limited public support. Specifically, the brand has publicly stated related credibility information. Public evidence found is brand-level, company-level, product-level. Batch-specific public evidence was not retrieved in this assessment. Note: the ingredient list includes milk, which may warrant further verification for a Non-GMO claim. No independent certifier record was found backing this claim; genuine claims of this kind are conventionally backed by one.
- **Re-verification due:** 2026-11-27
- **Limitation:** Not TilliT verified; assessment uses public sources only.
- **Limitation:** Evidence plan executed: 6 checks.

### Fair Trade

- **Status:** Limited Public Support (`public_corroboration_weak`)
- **Evidence strength:** 12/100
- **Claim observed on the page:** “pressing the lemon peels. Our organic and fair trade milk chocolate features flavor notes of roasted nuts”
- **Safe citation wording:** The product page displays a Fair Trade claim, and public brand-level information states a company-wide Fair for Life certification by Ecocert and third-party verification of its cocoa for fair trade and no forced child labor, though these sources do not specifically describe this product. Batch-specific public evidence and independent certifier directory records for this product were not retrieved in this assessment. The ingredient list includes cocoa and sugar, and Fair Trade certification may apply to specific ingredients via mass balance rather than the whole product, so the scope of the claim is not established by the public evidence reviewed.
- **Re-verification due:** 2026-12-10
- **Limitation:** Not TilliT verified; assessment uses public sources only.
- **Limitation:** Evidence plan executed: 7 checks.
- **Limitation:** Self-review note: The bundle notes the brand is certified Fair for Life by Ecocert, yet no direct check of Fair for Life's own certifier site (action 43) appears to have been attempted for this brand, which is the most specific path to a stronger match.

## Not claimed on this page

Allergen-Free, Vegan.

## Machine-readable versions

- JSON report: https://tillit.world/api/pta/public/product/pta_03e5b8c215b04d3da47593c466b50c41
- Schema.org JSON-LD: https://tillit.world/api/pta/public/product/pta_03e5b8c215b04d3da47593c466b50c41/structured-data.json
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## How to cite this

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_Generated 2026-11-11T00:16:19+00:00 from assessment pta_03e5b8c215b04d3da47593c466b50c41._