Food recall

Frontier Natural Products CO-OP recall: 16 oz

Frontier Natural Products CO-OP, of Norway, IA, recalled 16 oz. The FDA's reason: “Product potentially contaminated with Salmonella.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on May 10, 2016, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of June 15, 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 II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Salmonella

Status

Terminated

Closed October 12, 2018

The recall

Company
Frontier Natural Products CO-OP (Norway, IA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Product potentially contaminated with Salmonella.”
Where it was sold
Distribution included direct consumers and wholesale and distributors nationwide. A customer list was provided.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
74119

The product recalled

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

  • F-1438-2016 Class II

    16 oz. foil packages of Frontier Co-op Hojicha Tea Certified Organic Camellia sinensus, Norway, IA 52318

    Codes: Item # 2920. Lot #s 4338 Best By Dec 2017, 5096 Best By Apr 2018, 5191 Best By Jul 2018, 5289 Best By Oct 2018, and 6042 Best By Feb 2019 UPC 089836029201

    Quantity: Lot 4338:108-1 lb packages, lot 5096:69-1 lb packages, lot 5191:104-1 lb packages, lot 5289:139-1 lb packages, and lot 6042:25-1 lb packages

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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 June 15, 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.