# Theo Pure 70% Dark Chocolate Bar | Theo Chocolate — TilliT proof check

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## Product

- **Brand:** Theo
- **Product:** Pure 70% Dark Chocolate Bar | Theo Chocolate
- **Sold at:** theochocolate.com
- **Product page:** https://theochocolate.com/products/pure-71
- **Assessment ID:** pta_8b18d41e43074ed1a539610b13764304
- **Assessed:** 2026-11-01
- **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_8b18d41e43074ed1a539610b13764304

## Overall (safe to quote)

Pure 70% Dark Chocolate Bar | Theo Chocolate by Theo — public trust assessment of 6 observed badge claim(s): Organic: Limited Public Support; Vegan: Limited Public Support; Non-GMO: Limited Public Support; Gluten-Free: Limited Public Support; Allergen-Free: Limited Public Support; 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:** “is the perfect treat. Fair Trade, Soy Free, Gluten Free, Vegan, Non-GMO. Product labels: 12-Packs, Classic”
- **Certifier named:** GFCO
- **Safe citation wording:** Preliminary — awaiting TilliT review: The product page states the item is gluten-free, and a certifier directory lists the Theo Chocolate brand as having at least one certified gluten-free product on file, though not this specific product; no product-level certification or batch-specific public evidence was retrieved in the sources checked. Under FDA's gluten-free labeling rule (21 CFR 101.91), this claim is voluntary and does not require third-party certification, but the product must meet the legal definition of under 20 ppm gluten. Because independent public product-level testing or certification was not found, this reflects a gap in public evidence rather than a conclusion about the label, and for medical use you should rely on the current package and your clinician's guidance.
- **Re-verification due:** 2026-11-27
- **Limitation:** The ingredients could only be read from the product description's prose, not a labelled ingredient statement; the ingredient screen is incomplete and cannot confirm or rule out a conflicting ingredient.
- **Limitation:** The manufacturer's own labelling carries a cross-contact / shared-facility disclosure for wheat / gluten grains ("* ORGANIC + FAIR TRADE Made on equipment that also processes milk, wheat, & tree nuts and in a facility that handles peanuts, eggs, & sesame.") — a real caveat worth checking against the gluten-free claim, not proof the claim is false: an ingredient-level "wheat / gluten grains-free" claim and a shared-facility disclosure can both be true. Facility segregation is part of what gluten-free certification checks.
- **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:** The GFCO product list names "70% Dark Chocolate", which is the product family, not specifically "Pure 70% Dark Chocolate Bar | Theo Chocolate"; no exact-item upgrade was made.

### Allergen-Free

- **Status:** Preliminary — a person is still reviewing this (`preliminary`)
- **Claim observed on the page:** “Claims free of: soy free”
- **Safe citation wording:** Preliminary — awaiting TilliT review: The seller states this product is Allergen-Free. Certification is optional for this kind of claim, and TilliT did not find an independent Allergen-Free certificate for this exact item in the sources checked. TilliT could read only part of the ingredient information, so this ingredient screen is incomplete. The public-evidence score describes how much independent proof was found; it does not mean the product is not Allergen-Free. Specifically, the brand has publicly stated related credibility information. Batch-specific public evidence was not retrieved in this assessment. This claim can legally be self-declared in the US, with no required independent testing.
- **Re-verification due:** 2026-11-26
- **Limitation:** The ingredients could only be read from the product description's prose, not a labelled ingredient statement; the ingredient screen is incomplete and cannot confirm or rule out a conflicting ingredient.
- **Limitation:** This is a claim about specific allergens (soy-free), not a blanket allergen-free claim — it says nothing about allergens it does not name.
- **Limitation:** Not TilliT verified; assessment uses public sources only.
- **Limitation:** Evidence plan executed: 8 checks.

### Organic

- **Status:** Preliminary — a person is still reviewing this (`preliminary`)
- **Claim observed on the page:** “experience the bold roasted flavor of our organic and fair trade ingredients - each selected for maximum”
- **Certifier named:** Oregon Tilth Certified Organic (via USDA Organic Integrity Database)
- **Safe citation wording:** Preliminary — awaiting TilliT review: 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 1 independent organisation published evidence relevant to this claim. 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:** 2026-11-29
- **Limitation:** The ingredients could only be read from the product description's prose, not a labelled ingredient statement; the ingredient screen is incomplete and cannot confirm or rule out a conflicting ingredient.
- **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:** The Oregon Tilth Certified Organic (via USDA Organic Integrity Database) product list names "70% Dark Chocolate", which is the product family, not specifically "Pure 70% Dark Chocolate Bar | Theo Chocolate"; no exact-item upgrade was made.
- **Limitation:** Not TilliT verified; assessment uses public sources only.

### Vegan

- **Status:** Preliminary — a person is still reviewing this (`preliminary`)
- **Claim observed on the page:** “Fair Trade, Soy Free, Gluten Free, Vegan, Non-GMO. Product labels: 12-Packs, Classic Bars,”
- **Safe citation wording:** Preliminary — awaiting TilliT review: The product page displays a vegan claim for this item, and the brand's certifications page describes company-wide organic, Fair for Life, non-GMO, and kosher certifications without mentioning vegan status or this specific bar. No independent vegan certificate for this exact item was retrieved in the sources checked, and the ingredient screen was incomplete because only part of the ingredient information could be read. "Vegan" is not defined by US food regulation, so this claim can be self-declared without required independent testing.
- **Re-verification due:** 2026-11-26
- **Limitation:** The ingredients could only be read from the product description's prose, not a labelled ingredient statement; the ingredient screen is incomplete and cannot confirm or rule out a conflicting ingredient.
- **Limitation:** Not TilliT verified; assessment uses public sources only.
- **Limitation:** Evidence plan executed: 6 checks.
- **Limitation:** Open Food Facts' own automated ingredient-analysis flags a similarly-named product as possibly not vegan. That analysis is community-maintained and often over-flags (natural flavours, added vitamins) — check the ingredient list on the pack.

### Non-GMO

- **Status:** Preliminary — a person is still reviewing this (`preliminary`)
- **Claim observed on the page:** “Fair Trade, Soy Free, Gluten Free, Vegan, Non-GMO. Product labels: 12-Packs, Classic Bars, Fall Favorites”
- **Safe citation wording:** Preliminary — awaiting TilliT review: 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. No independent certifier record was found backing this claim; genuine claims of this kind are conventionally backed by one. Non-GMO is accurate for this product, but none of its listed ingredients (e.g. corn, soy, canola, sugar beet, alfalfa, papaya, eggplant, pineapple, zucchini, potato, or animal-derived inputs such as meat, dairy, or egg) are among the crop types or inputs with a commercially available genetically modified/GMO-fed counterpart (TilliT uses the US list, which approves more such crops than most markets) — so this claim may not be a meaningful distinction for this specific product.
- **Re-verification due:** 2026-11-23
- **Limitation:** The ingredients could only be read from the product description's prose, not a labelled ingredient statement; the ingredient screen is incomplete and cannot confirm or rule out a conflicting ingredient.
- **Limitation:** Not TilliT verified; assessment uses public sources only.
- **Limitation:** Evidence plan executed: 6 checks.

### Fair Trade

- **Status:** Preliminary — a person is still reviewing this (`preliminary`)
- **Claim observed on the page:** “70% Pure Dark Chocolate bar is made with organic, fair trade Congolese beans and features a robust cocoa flavor”
- **Safe citation wording:** Preliminary — awaiting TilliT review: The product page displays a Fair Trade 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. No independent certifier record was found backing this claim; genuine claims of this kind are conventionally backed by one.
- **Re-verification due:** 2026-12-01
- **Limitation:** The ingredients could only be read from the product description's prose, not a labelled ingredient statement; the ingredient screen is incomplete and cannot confirm or rule out a conflicting ingredient.
- **Limitation:** Not TilliT verified; assessment uses public sources only.
- **Limitation:** Evidence plan executed: 7 checks.
- **Limitation:** Self-review note: The bundle checked Fair for Life/Ecocert's site but never tried the pre-approved Fair Trade USA, Fairtrade America, or FLOCERT registries, which are the standard public databases for a US chocolate maker's fair-trade cocoa claim and could yield a match the Fair for Life check missed.

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