Food recall

NOW Foods recall: Organic Coconut Sugar

NOW Foods, of Bloomingdale, IL, recalled Organic Coconut Sugar. The FDA's reason: “Undeclared gluten found in the product and the product is labeled "Gluten Free".” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on September 5, 2017, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of September 27, 2017. 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

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed July 11, 2018

The recall

Company
NOW Foods (Bloomingdale, IL)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Undeclared gluten found in the product and the product is labeled "Gluten Free".”
Where it was sold
Domestic: Nationwide, excluding Puerto Rico Foreign: Singapore, York VA/DOD: No VA/DOD
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
78038

The product recalled

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

  • F-3573-2017 Class II

    Organic Coconut Sugar, 16oz bag, 12 bags/case, packed in a foil bag

    Codes: Item 6915, Dates of manufacture: 12/09/16-06/26/2017 Organic Coconut Sugar, 16oz, Lot Numbers: " 2094827/ Batch Number 615631, Best By 07/2018; " 2117185/ Batch Number 623230, Best By 08/2018; " 2140621 / Batch 632476, Best By 10/2018; " 3007263 /Batch 639551, Best By 12/2018

    Quantity: 12,401 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 September 27, 2017.

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.