Food recall

Nature'S Path Foods Inc recall: Hemp Plus Granola

Nature'S Path Foods Inc, of Blaine, WA, recalled Hemp Plus Granola. The FDA's reason: “Undeclared almond. Vanilla Almond Granola which contains almonds but it was mis-labeled as Hemp Plus Granola and almond was not declared on label.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on December 10, 2012, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of January 9, 2013. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed April 22, 2013

The recall

Company
Nature'S Path Foods Inc (Blaine, WA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Undeclared almond. Vanilla Almond Granola which contains almonds but it was mis-labeled as Hemp Plus Granola and almond was not declared on label.”
Where it was sold
Distributed to CO, CA, CT, FL, GA, HI, IA, IN, NH, OR, PA, TX, and WA.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
63869

The product recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-0858-2013 Class II

    Hemp Plus Granola. The product is packaged in a 25 lb. container. The UPC is 0 58449 88001 1. The product is labeled in parts: "***HempPlus Granola***INGREDIENTS: Organic rolled oats, organic evaporated cane juice, organic soybean oil, organic brown rice flour, organic flax seeds, organic hemp seed, organic oat syrup solids (organic oat syrups solids, tocopherol, sea salt, organic molasses***25 lb.***Nature's Path Foods, Blaine, WA 98230***www.naturespath.com***".

    Codes: Best Before 2013 June 12; 2013 June 13; 2013 June 14 002 12 261 02:59. This number is explained as: 002: Internal code for Blaine production facility; 12 261: Internal code for year, product manufacturing date based on Julian calendar date (for this case 2012, September 17); 02:59: product packaging time.

    Quantity: 2872 cases (25 lb. per case)

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of January 9, 2013.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.