Food recall

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage recall: Natural Grocers Organic Coconut Smiles

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, of Denver, CO, recalled Natural Grocers Organic Coconut Smiles. The FDA's reason: “Coconut smiles product tested positive for Salmonella.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on March 16, 2018, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of April 11, 2018. 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 March 11, 2019

The recall

Company
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (Denver, CO)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Coconut smiles product tested positive for Salmonella.”
Where it was sold
To 145 Retail Natural Grocer stores nationwide. No govt/VA/military/foreign consignees.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
79562

The product recalled

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

  • F-0993-2018 Class I

    Natural Grocers Organic Coconut Smiles, 10 oz. plastic resealable bag, Packaged by Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc. Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 986-4600

    Codes: Packed-On dates 18-053 18-037 18-015 17-355 17-342 17-332 17-289 17-271 17-255 17-234 17-180 17-132 17-018 16-340

    Quantity: 12607 units

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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 April 11, 2018.

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.