Food recall

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage recall: Natural Grocers Organic Chunks of Energy Carob Supergreens

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, of Denver, CO, recalled Natural Grocers Organic Chunks of Energy Carob Supergreens and 1 other product. The FDA's reason: “Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage is recalling Chunks of Energy Carob Greens and Chunks of Energy Date Flax/Tumeric due to the potential presence of Salmonella.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on July 25, 2014, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of August 27, 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
“Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage is recalling Chunks of Energy Carob Greens and Chunks of Energy Date Flax/Tumeric due to the potential presence of Salmonella.”
Where it was sold
Nationwide. No foreign/military/govt/VA consignees.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
68936

The 2 products recalled

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

  • F-2335-2014 Class I

    Natural Grocers Organic Chunks of Energy Carob Supergreens, 0.70 lb. random weight, Packaged in Plastic Bags, Packaged by Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc. Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 986-4600

    Codes: "Packed On" dates: 155-14, 167-14, 175-14

    Quantity: 1748 bags

  • F-2336-2014 Class I

    Natural Grocers Organic Chunks of Energy Date Flax Turmeric, 0.70 lb. random weight, Packaged in Plastic Bags, Packaged by Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc. Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 986-4600

    Codes: "Packed On" dates: 125-14, 133-14, 147-14, 155-14

    Quantity: 3172 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 August 27, 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.