Food recall

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage recall: Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Pepper Black Whole Organic, about 0.30 lb

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, of Denver, CO, recalled Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Pepper Black Whole Organic, about 0.30 lb. The FDA's reason: “Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc., a Lakewood, Colorado based natural grocery chain, is recalling multiple lots of Natural Grocers brand Organic Black Peppercorns as the product has the...” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on April 7, 2014, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of April 30, 2014. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Salmonella

Status

Terminated

Closed November 14, 2014

The recall

Company
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (Denver, CO)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc., a Lakewood, Colorado based natural grocery chain, is recalling multiple lots of Natural Grocers brand Organic Black Peppercorns as the product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.”
Where it was sold
Nationwide. No foreign, govt/VA/military.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
67975

The product recalled

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

  • F-1882-2014 Class I

    Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Pepper Black Whole Organic, about 0.30 lb, UPC 201046804762, packaged in plastic bags.

    Codes: Pack on dates: 28-14, 13-14, 351-13, 336-13, 322-13, 305-13, 290-13, 281-13, 266-13, 252-13, 245-13

    Quantity: 7327 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 April 30, 2014.

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.