# Alter Eco Foods 85% Cacao | Raspberry Blackout Chocolate Bar | Alter Eco — TilliT proof check

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## Product

- **Brand:** Alter Eco Foods
- **Product:** 85% Cacao | Raspberry Blackout Chocolate Bar | Alter Eco
- **GTIN:** 817670011898
- **Sold at:** alterecofoods.com
- **Product page:** https://www.alterecofoods.com/products/raspberry-blackout
- **Assessment ID:** pta_d168176c42ae44e2a374af3adfcb0848
- **Assessed:** 2026-10-24
- **Last reviewed:** n/a
- **Review mode:** Check complete · human review pending
- **Methodology version:** 2026.10.3
- **Canonical page:** https://tillit.world/p/pta_d168176c42ae44e2a374af3adfcb0848

## Overall (safe to quote)

85% Cacao | Raspberry Blackout Chocolate Bar | Alter Eco by Alter Eco Foods — public trust assessment of 5 observed badge claim(s): Organic: Limited Public Support; Vegan: Limited Public Support; Non-GMO: Limited Public Support; Gluten-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:** Limited Public Support (`public_corroboration_weak`)
- **Evidence strength:** 49/100
- **Claim observed on the page:** “Product tag: "Gluten-Free"”
- **Certifier named:** Gluten-Free Food Program (GFFP)
- **Safe citation wording:** The product page displays a "Gluten-Free" tag, and public sources show a certifier directory listing the brand Alter Eco Foods with at least one certified gluten-free product on file, though that listing is brand-level and does not confirm this specific product. No product-level certification or independent product-level testing for this specific item was retrieved in the sources checked, so public evidence does not confirm the claim for this product. Under FDA's gluten-free labeling rule (21 CFR 101.91), the claim is voluntary and must meet the legal definition of under 20 ppm gluten; for medical use, rely on the current package and your clinician's guidance.
- **Re-verification due:** 2026-11-22
- **Limitation:** Not TilliT verified; assessment uses public sources only.
- **Limitation:** Evidence plan executed: 7 checks.
- **Limitation:** Generic certifier-directory search skipped: a structured Gluten-Free Food Program (GFFP) match already resolved this badge with higher confidence than a text-directory probe could add.
- **Limitation:** The Gluten-Free Food Program (GFFP) product list names "Raspberry Blackout 85%", which is the product family, not specifically "85% Cacao | Raspberry Blackout Chocolate Bar | Alter Eco"; no exact-item upgrade was made.

### Organic

- **Status:** Limited Public Support (`public_corroboration_weak`)
- **Evidence strength:** 52/100
- **Claim observed on the page:** “28T11:30:07-08:00","alt":"Alter Eco Raspberry Blackout Organic Dark Chocolate 85% cacao","width":2000,"height":2800”
- **Certifier named:** Quality Assurance International (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:** 2026-11-21
- **Limitation:** Generic certifier-directory search skipped: a structured Quality Assurance International (via USDA Organic Integrity Database) match already resolved this badge with higher confidence than a text-directory probe could add.
- **Limitation:** The Quality Assurance International (via USDA Organic Integrity Database) product list names "Chocolate - Raspberry Blackout 85%", which is the product family, not specifically "85% Cacao | Raspberry Blackout Chocolate Bar | Alter Eco"; no exact-item upgrade was made.
- **Limitation:** Not TilliT verified; assessment uses public sources only.
- **Limitation:** Evidence plan executed: 7 checks.

### Vegan

- **Status:** Limited Public Support (`public_corroboration_weak`)
- **Evidence strength:** 12/100
- **Claim observed on the page:** “Product tag: "Vegan"”
- **Safe citation wording:** Claim supported. This kind of Vegan 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 Vegan. Specifically, the brand has publicly stated related credibility information. Batch-specific public evidence was not retrieved in this assessment. Note: the ingredient list includes sugar, which may warrant further verification for a Vegan claim. This claim can legally be self-declared in the US, with no required independent testing.
- **Re-verification due:** 2026-11-16
- **Limitation:** The Orthodox Union's own kosher product records classify 'Chocolate bar - white raspberry' as Dairy (containing dairy ingredients under Jewish dietary law) — worth checking against this product's own vegan claim, not proof that the claim is false on its own (kosher classification and a vegan claim are governed by different rules and can genuinely diverge in edge cases).
- **Limitation:** Not TilliT verified; assessment uses public sources only.
- **Limitation:** Evidence plan executed: 6 checks.

### Non-GMO

- **Status:** Limited Public Support (`public_corroboration_weak`)
- **Evidence strength:** 12/100
- **Claim observed on the page:** “Alter Eco Climate justice a set of icons: organic, non-g.m.o.'s, no gluten ingredients, no soy ingredients, no”
- **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. 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:** 2026-11-21
- **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:** 52/100
- **Claim observed on the page:** “no additives, no artificial sweeteners, vegan, fair trade, recyclable packaging 85% Cacao | Raspberry Blackout”
- **Certifier named:** Fairtrade International (Fairtrade Finder)
- **Safe citation wording:** The product page displays a Fair Trade certification mark and claim, and Fairtrade International's Fairtrade Finder lists Alter Eco Foods LLC as FLOCERT-certified for cocoa, cane sugar, and other categories, though that listing is company-level and not confirmed for this specific 85% Cacao Raspberry Blackout bar. Fair trade certification may apply to specific ingredients via mass balance rather than the whole product, so the scope of this claim was not established. Batch-specific public evidence and certifier directory searches for this exact product were not retrieved in this assessment.
- **Re-verification due:** 2027-02-08
- **Limitation:** The fair-trade mark shown on this product is Fair Trade USA, but the only registry TilliT can search for this claim is Fairtrade International — a different, separately-run certification scheme. This scheme publishes no searchable public directory, so its certification can't be confirmed or ruled out from public data.
- **Limitation:** Not TilliT verified; assessment uses public sources only.
- **Limitation:** Evidence plan executed: 7 checks.
- **Limitation:** Generic certifier-directory search skipped: a structured Fairtrade International (Fairtrade Finder) match already resolved this badge with higher confidence than a text-directory probe could add.

## Not claimed on this page

Allergen-Free.

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