These chocolate bars contain psychoactive drugs, warns California’s CDPH
Nov 22, 2024
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - State health officials warned consumers on Friday not to eat PolkaDot brand Mushroom Magic Blend Chocolate Bars as they have had psychoactive drugs added to them.
According to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), the PolkaDot brand Mushroom Magic Blend Chocolate Bars were sold both online and at physical stores throughout California. The bars were labeled as containing the food additive amanita muscaria, a type of mushroom. Laboratory testing has established that the bars contained an additional synthetic psychoactive drug.
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The bars known to be affected are:
Belgian milk chocolate caramel peanut twist
Belgian milk chocolate intense dark
Belgian milk chocolate Maui coconut twist
Pictures of the recalled bars can be seen below:
State health officials warn that eating the chocolate bars has the potential to cause illness, hospitalization, and possibly even death. Young children are considered particularly at risk as the bars could be mistaken for regular chocolate bars.
No illnesses associated with the PolkaDot brand Mushroom Magic Blend Chocolate Bars have been reported at this time. The state reports that over $3 million worth of PolkaDot brand chocolate bars have been destroyed.