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

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## Product

- **Brand:** Theo
- **Product:** Mint 70% Dark Chocolate Bar | Theo Chocolate
- **GTIN:** 10874492000681
- **Sold at:** theochocolate.com
- **Product page:** https://theochocolate.com/products/mint
- **Assessment ID:** pta_ca10f0d138ff4009b8cd87f194d76f79
- **Assessed:** 2026-10-30
- **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_ca10f0d138ff4009b8cd87f194d76f79

## Overall (safe to quote)

Mint 70% Dark Chocolate Bar | Theo Chocolate by Theo — public trust assessment of 5 observed badge claim(s): Organic: Certification Match Found; Vegan: 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:** “Organic, Fair Trade, Soy Free, Gluten Free, Vegan Product labels: 12-Packs, Classic Bars.”
- **Certifier named:** GFCO
- **Safe citation wording:** Preliminary — awaiting TilliT review: The product page displays a gluten-free claim, and a certifier directory lists the brand Theo Chocolate as having at least one certified gluten-free product on file, though not this specific Mint 70% Dark Chocolate Bar. Public sources checked did not include product-level certification or batch-specific testing for this item, and FDA's gluten-free labeling rule (21 CFR 101.91) sets a less-than-20-ppm standard that does not require third-party certification. For medical use, rely on the current package and your clinician's guidance.
- **Re-verification due:** 2026-11-27
- **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 "Mint 70% Dark Chocolate Bar | Theo Chocolate"; no exact-item upgrade was made.
- **Limitation:** Not TilliT verified; assessment uses public sources only.

### 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: Claim supported. This kind of Allergen-Free claim can be made in the US without a third-party certificate. TilliT read the available ingredient statement and the applicable evidence and found nothing that contradicts it. This is not a statement that the product is third-party certified. 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:** 2026-11-29
- **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:** “tasted so good. We've taken our rich, organic dark chocolate and infused it with peppermint essential”
- **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 and a public certification record from Oregon Tilth Certified Organic (via USDA Organic Integrity Database) appears to match this product or product family. This supports a strong public certification signal, but does not confirm this specific batch, which would require a review of the seller's own certificates or documents. Specifically, a certifier's records list this exact product as certified, and 1 independent organisation published evidence relevant to this claim. Public evidence found is brand-level, company-level, product-level. This claim is backed by a certifier that evaluates products against a published standard — using documentation, supply-chain traceability, and testing of high-risk inputs where the standard requires it. That is not the same as testing every finished product, and this public evidence does not cover the exact package or lot in your hand. 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:** 2026-12-06
- **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.

### Vegan

- **Status:** Preliminary — a person is still reviewing this (`preliminary`)
- **Claim observed on the page:** “Organic, Fair Trade, Soy Free, Gluten Free, Vegan Product labels: 12-Packs, Classic Bars.”
- **Safe citation wording:** Preliminary — awaiting TilliT review: The product page displays a vegan claim, and the available ingredient statement and related public evidence were reviewed without finding anything that contradicts it; this is not a statement that the product is third-party certified. The brand's public pages describe organic, fair trade, and third-party ingredient screening commitments but do not mention vegan status or this specific bar, and no Vegan Action listing for Theo was found in the checked public text. Batch-specific public evidence was not retrieved, and the ingredient list includes sugar, which may warrant further verification for a vegan claim.
- **Re-verification due:** 2026-11-29
- **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:** “Cocoa Butter*+, Peppermint Essential Oil*. * ORGANIC + FAIR TRADE Made on equipment that also processes milk, wheat”
- **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. Note: the ingredient list includes cocoa, sugar, which may warrant further verification for a Fair Trade claim. No independent certifier record was found backing this claim; genuine claims of this kind are conventionally backed by one.
- **Re-verification due:** 2026-11-29
- **Limitation:** Not TilliT verified; assessment uses public sources only.
- **Limitation:** Evidence plan executed: 7 checks.
- **Limitation:** Self-review note: The bundle states Theo is certified Fair for Life by Ecocert but never actually checked Fair for Life's own certifier directory (action 43) for this brand, which is the single most direct public path to a stronger match for the named certifier.

## Not claimed on this page

Non-GMO.

## Machine-readable versions

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_Generated 2026-10-30T11:44:22+00:00 from assessment pta_ca10f0d138ff4009b8cd87f194d76f79._