Retail and foodservice chocolate bars and slabs weighing 2 kg or less, containing no filling and less than 21% milk solids by weight, are classified here — a milk-solids threshold that separates standard dark and semi-sweet chocolate from milk chocolate formulations. FDA regulates imported chocolate confectionery for labeling, ingredient standards, and food safety compliance under its food import program, and shipments from facilities not registered with FDA may be refused entry. The sub-21% milk-solids specification is particularly relevant for importers of dark chocolate couverture and baking chocolate, where precise compositional certificates from the manufacturer are standard documentation.

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