Food recall

Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc. recall: Natural Grocers Caribbean Fruit & Nut Mix

Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc., of Lakewood, CO, recalled Natural Grocers Caribbean Fruit & Nut Mix. The FDA's reason: “Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc is recalling one lot of Natural Grocers brand Caribbean Nut & Fruit Mix as the product contains macadamia nuts that have the potential to be contaminated...” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on June 26, 2015, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of July 22, 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 December 15, 2015

The recall

Company
Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc. (Lakewood, CO)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc is recalling one lot of Natural Grocers brand Caribbean Nut & Fruit Mix as the product contains macadamia nuts that have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.”
Where it was sold
Nationwide to Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Arkansas. No foreign/govt/VA/military consignees.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
71616

The product recalled

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

  • F-2854-2015 Class I

    Natural Grocers Caribbean Fruit & Nut Mix, Net Wt. (10 oz) (283g), packaged in plastic bag.

    Codes: packed on date 15-148

    Quantity: 504 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 July 22, 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.