Food recall

NatureBox, Inc. recall: Dark Cocoa Nom Noms 4.5oz

NatureBox, Inc., of Redwood City, CA, recalled Dark Cocoa Nom Noms 4.5oz. The FDA's reason: “Firm was notified by third party warehouse that some Peanut Butter Nom Nom product was packaged in Dark Cocoa Nom Nom packaging and therefore did not declare peanuts in the ingredient or allergen...” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on May 4, 2016, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of October 19, 2016. 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

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed November 14, 2016

The recall

Company
NatureBox, Inc. (Redwood City, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Firm was notified by third party warehouse that some Peanut Butter Nom Nom product was packaged in Dark Cocoa Nom Nom packaging and therefore did not declare peanuts in the ingredient or allergen information.”
Where it was sold
Nationwide through direct purchase on web site.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
74035

The product recalled

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

  • F-0087-2017 Class I

    Dark Cocoa Nom Noms 4.5oz. (128g) UPC: 8 54557 00533 5 Lot 16083 Product is shipped directly to customers per individual order or to corporate customers in 20 x 4.5 oz. bags cases. Ingredients: Rolled Oats, Almonds. For address freshness (Grape juice, rice dextrin), honey, sugar, canola oil, dark chocolate flavored chips (sugar, vegetable far {palm, palm kernel}, cocoa processed with alkali, dry buttermilk, soy lecithin (an emulsifier), natural flavors, Cocoa Powder, Egg Whites, Unsweetened Chocolate, unsweetened coconut, Brown Rice Syrup, natural flavor, pumpkin seeds, cocoa processed with alkali, salt. Contains: Tree nuts (almonds, coconut, Milk, Soy and Egg). Packed in a facility that also processes tree nuts, peanuts, milk, wheat, egg and soy. Distributed by Nature Box, San Carlos, CA

    Codes: Lot 16083; Best By 09/23/16

    Quantity: 12,775 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 October 19, 2016.

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.