Food recall

Global Juices & Fruits LLC recall: Nature's Earthly Choice Organic Quinoa Distributed by Nature's Earthly Choice Eagle, ID 83616 Product of Bolivia a)...

Global Juices & Fruits LLC, of Eagle, ID, recalled Nature's Earthly Choice Organic Quinoa Distributed by Nature's Earthly Choice Eagle, ID 83616 Product of Bolivia a).... The FDA's reason: “Nature's Earthly Choice Organic Quinoa may contain sand and grit.” The FDA classified it Class III: it is unlikely to cause harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on April 26, 2013, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of September 4, 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 III

It is unlikely to cause harm

Why

See FDA's words below

Status

Terminated

Closed March 9, 2015

The recall

Company
Global Juices & Fruits LLC (Eagle, ID)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Nature's Earthly Choice Organic Quinoa may contain sand and grit.”
Where it was sold
MA & NY
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
66002

The product recalled

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

  • F-1860-2013 Class III

    Nature's Earthly Choice Organic Quinoa Distributed by Nature's Earthly Choice Eagle, ID 83616 Product of Bolivia a) Net Wt 2 lbs. - UPC 897034002267 b) Net Wt 4 lbs.- UPC 897034002021 packaged in re-sealable bags

    Codes: a) Net wt 32 oz - UPC 897034002267 Item no. G511002267 Best Buy Date 2/11/14, 02/12/14, 02/13/14, 02/14/14 b) Net wt 4 lbs - UPC 897034002021 Item no. G5914202 - Best Buy Date 02/02/14

    Quantity: 2 lbs.- 26,112 bags; 4 lbs.. - 1,500 bags

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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 September 4, 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.