All flavors of all Shruumz chocolate bars, cones, and gummies have been recalled due to 130 illnesses, 53 hospitalizations and 2 potentially associated deaths in 29 states as of August 9, 2024. No amount of these products is safe to eat. These products may contain dangerous ingredients not listed on the package. Severe symptoms have been reported, including seizures, loss of consciousness, confusion, sleepiness, agitation, nausea or vomiting, and low or high blood pressure. Consumers should report these products to the FDA if they see them sold in stores or online.

Shruumz products are classified as supplements and are marketed as “premium microdosing” chocolate, cones, or gummies. The Shruumz website states that they use small amounts of legal mushrooms in their products that have positive effects on health, calmness, and focus.

The FDA found the prescription drug Pregabalin in four chocolate bars. Pregabalin is used to treat nerve pain, epilepsy, and anxiety.

Four chocolate bars had Psilocin, a controlled substance that is not found in legal mushrooms. Psilocin is a hallucinogenic found in types of illegal mushrooms commonly known as “shrooms” or “magic mushrooms.”

Acetylpsilocin -- also known as “synthetic shrooms” -- was found in nine chocolate bar samples. Acetylpsilocin is broken down into psilocin in the body.

The FDA found six chocolate bars with Muscimol, a psychoactive substance found in some mushrooms that are not regulated outside of the state of Louisiana. Shruumz claims that the harmful symptoms found with their products are due to Muscimol, but according to the FDA, not all of the symptoms can be explained by Muscimol.

Three substances (Desmethoxyyangonin, dihydrokavain, and kavain) were found in 15 chocolate bars. These are from the kava plant. In 2002 the FDA placed a consumer advisory on dietary supplements with Kava for their potential to cause severe liver damage.

Dietary supplements are not regulated by the FDA. Consumers of these products should be wary of claims to produce feelings of euphoria, hallucinations, or psychedelic effects. These products might have substances not listed on the packaging that could have negative effects.

An investigation is ongoing. A cause for the severe symptoms has not yet been determined. The FDA is continuing to test Schruumz products and notes that the amounts of each substance found may vary across different batches. The FDA will update its website as more information becomes available.

While the effects of each individual substance found in the chocolate bars have been well researched, there is not a lot of research available on how these substances interact with each other.