Food recall

Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc. recall: Natural Grocers Raw Macadamia Nuts

Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc., of Lakewood, CO, recalled Natural Grocers Raw Macadamia Nuts. The FDA's reason: “Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets Inc. is recalling various lots of Natural Grocers brand Macadamia nuts because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on May 22, 2015, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of July 1, 2015. 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 January 7, 2016

The recall

Company
Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc. (Lakewood, CO)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets Inc. is recalling various lots of Natural Grocers brand Macadamia nuts because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.”
Where it was sold
Nationwide. No foreign or military/VA/govt consignees.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
71349

The product recalled

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

  • F-2737-3015 Class I

    Natural Grocers Raw Macadamia Nuts, Net Wt. 10 oz. package, Sealed plastic bag.

    Codes: UPC Code: 000080657552, Package Lot # 15-056, 15-041, 15-104, 15-090, 15-077, 15-020, 14-365, 14-360, 14-337, 14-328, 15-127

    Quantity: 26398

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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 July 1, 2015.

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.