Independent Lab Test Results
Ceremonial Cacao Batch: 000020

Q: What were the heavy metal results for Batch 000020?

Cadmium: 0.023 mg/kg. Lead: below the laboratory's limit of detection (less than 0.07 mg/kg). Both results sit well within the maximum levels established by international food safety authorities for cacao products. The cadmium result of 0.023 mg/kg sits well below the 0.5 mg/kg maximum level set by Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) for cadmium in chocolate products.

Q: Were any mycotoxins detected in Batch 000020?

No. Aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2 were not detectable at any level above the laboratory's detection limit of 5 ppb (parts per billion). Testing was conducted using AOAC method 968.22, a validated international standard method for aflatoxin detection in food products.

Q: Were any microbial contaminants found in Batch 000020?

No. Salmonella was absent in the 25g sample tested. Mould count was below 10 cfu/g, the lowest reportable level under the method used. Both results constitute a pass under standard international food safety criteria.

Q: How often does Sacred Earth Medicine test its cacao, and are all results published?

Every batch is independently tested before it leaves Peru. Sacred Earth Medicine commissions these tests themselves — there is no regulatory requirement compelling them to do so. Results are published in full, exactly as issued by the laboratory, including the accreditation notice clarifying which methods were and were not conducted under INACAL-DA accreditation. Test results for previous batches are available at their individual pages.

by Shaa Taylor on June 28, 2026
last updated: June 29, 2026

Every batch of Sacred Earth Medicine ceremonial cacao is independently lab tested before it leaves Peru. We commission these tests ourselves — not because we're required to, but because we believe you have the right to see exactly what you're consuming. Results are published here in full, exactly as issued by SAT S.A.C. (Sociedad de Asesoramiento Técnico S.A.C.) — an INACAL-DA accredited laboratory in Lima, Peru (Registro N° LE-009).

Ceremonial Cacao (Batch 000020) lab test results: no detectable aflatoxins, cadmium at 0.023 mg/kg, lead below the limit of detection (< 0.07 mg/kg), no Salmonella detected, mould count below 10 cfu/g.

See the full report below.

Laboratory Test Reports — Batch 000020

Requested by Sacred Earth Community

Address Suite 506, 89–91 Dalley St, Mullumbimby NSW 2482, Australia

Date of receipt 23 October 2025

Date of analysis 24 October 2025

Report date 29 October 2025

Application N° SDT-13706-2025

Form reference F-DT-22/5ta.Rev1/Dic.22

Analyst contact Carla Quispe · m**********6@gmail.com

Sample identification

Product Pure Cacao Paste ("Ceremonial Cacao")

Origin 100% organic whole bean, Valle Palma Real, Perú

Batch number 000020

Best before 10 October 2027

Status / condition Block product / room temperature

Quantity tested 200 g

Report 1 — Microbiology

Test Report N° DT-06049-01-2025

Test / service	Unit	Result	Status
Fungi: Mould numbering	cfu/g	<10	Pass
Salmonella detection	/25 g	Absence	Pass

Test methods

Fungi: Mould numbering ICMSF (1983) Vol. 1, 2nd Ed., pp. 166–167. Counting of moulds and yeasts by plate seeding in the entire medium. Reprint 2000, Ed. Acribia (Spanish translation of original 1978 version).

Salmonella detection ICMSF (1983) Microorganisms in Food, pp. 169–178, Items I, II and III. Salmonella isolation; biochemical and serological identification. Reprint 2000, Ed. Acribia.

Report 2 — Heavy metals, mycotoxins & composition

Test Report N° DT-06049-02-2025

ℹ The methods in this report have not been accredited by INACAL-DA. All methods are validated per the cited international standards (AOAC / NOM-117-SSA1) and conducted within the accredited SAT S.A.C. facility.

Test / service	Unit	Result	Status
Aflatoxin (B1, B2, G1, G2)	ppb	Not Detectable Detection limit: <5 ppb	Pass
Cadmium (Cd)	mg/kg	0.023	Pass
Lead (Pb)	mg/kg	<0.07 Limit of detection: 0.07 mg/kg	Pass
Moisture	g/100g	2.43	Reference
Cacao butter (fat content)	g/100g	53.18	Reference

Test methods

Aflatoxin (B1, B2, G1, G2) AOAC 968.22, 22nd Ed. (2023) — Validated method. Aflatoxins in peanuts and peanut products. CB Method.

Cadmium / Lead NOM-117-SSA1 (1994) Items 7.1.1 and 9 — Determination of cadmium, arsenic, lead, tin, copper, iron, zinc, and mercury in food, drinking water, and purified water by atomic absorption spectrometry.

Cacao butter (fat) AOAC 963.15, 22nd Ed. (2023) — Fat in cacao products.

Moisture AOAC 931.04, 22nd Ed. (2023) — Loss on drying (moisture) in cacao products.

Quím. Clotilde Huapaya Herreros Head of Technical Division
C.Q.P. N° 296
Sociedad de Asesoramiento Técnico S.A.C.

Quím. María Clotilde Huapaya Herreros
30 October 2025, 06:29 PM

FAQ

General

Which laboratory tested this batch of Ceremonial Cacao?

Every batch of Sacred Earth Medicine ceremonial cacao is independently tested by SAT S.A.C. (Sociedad de Asesoramiento Técnico S.A.C.) a laboratory in Lima, Peru holding INACAL-DA accreditation (Registro N° LE-009). INACAL-DA is Peru's national accreditation body, operating under the same international framework as NATA in Australia and UKAS in the United Kingdom.

The microbiology tests in this report (mould count and Salmonella detection) were conducted under fully accredited methods. The heavy metals, aflatoxin, moisture and fat content tests were conducted using internationally validated methods (AOAC and NOM-117-SSA1) within the same accredited facility. This distinction is noted in the report itself, and we publish it transparently rather than obscure it.

What were the heavy metal results for Batch 000020?

Cadmium: 0.023 mg/kg. Lead: below the laboratory's limit of detection (< 0.07 mg/kg).

Both results sit well within the maximum levels established by international food safety authorities for cacao products. At 0.023 mg/kg, our cadmium result sits well below the 0.5 mg/kg maximum level set by Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) for cadmium in chocolate products, and well below the results published by many other cacao brands.

Were any mycotoxins detected in Batch 000020?

No. Aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2 were not detectable at any level above the laboratory's detection limit of 5 ppb (parts per billion). Testing was conducted using AOAC method 968.22, a validated international standard method for aflatoxin detection in food products.

Were any microbial contaminants found in Batch 000020?

No. Salmonella was absent in the 25g sample tested. Mould count was below 10 cfu/g, the lowest reportable level under the method used. Both results constitute a pass under standard international food safety criteria.

How often does Sacred Earth Medicine test its cacao, and are all results published?

Every batch is independently tested before it leaves Peru. We commission these tests ourselves, there is no regulatory requirement compelling us to do so.

Results are published here in full, exactly as issued by the laboratory. This includes the accreditation notice clarifying which methods were and were not conducted under INACAL-DA accreditation.

Test results for previous batches are available at their individual pages (coming soon).

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