I understand this is old, but just received 10 pounds of the tart wax to test less than a month ago. This is currently how their tart wax comes. Not sure if it is the version many did not care for or if they brought their old formula back, just still not in slabs. I also found some pretty large clumps in the mix of it all, not sure if that helps tell you the difference easier or not. Thought this may help some who still wonder....