Food recall

Vitamin Cottage Natural Foods Market, Inc DBA Natural Grocers recall: Natural Grocers SOYBEANS ORGANIC in 2.0 lbs (32 oz) (907 g) plastic retail bags

Vitamin Cottage Natural Foods Market, Inc DBA Natural Grocers, of Lakewood, CO, recalled Natural Grocers SOYBEANS ORGANIC in 2.0 lbs (32 oz) (907 g) plastic retail bags. The FDA's reason: “Firm is recalling two lots of 2 lb. organic soybeans because they have the potential to contain mold.” The FDA classified it Class III: it is unlikely to cause harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on October 14, 2019, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of December 18, 2019. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class III

It is unlikely to cause harm

Why

Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...)

Status

Terminated

Closed December 11, 2020

The recall

Company
Vitamin Cottage Natural Foods Market, Inc DBA Natural Grocers (Lakewood, CO)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Firm is recalling two lots of 2 lb. organic soybeans because they have the potential to contain mold.”
Where it was sold
Nationwide to Natural Grocers retail stores: WA, OR, NV, MT, ID, UT, AZ, WY, CO, NM, ND, NE, KS, OK, TX, MN, IA, MO, AR, LA.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
84275

The product recalled

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

  • F-0223-2020 Class III

    Natural Grocers SOYBEANS ORGANIC in 2.0 lbs (32 oz) (907 g) plastic retail bags, 9 bags/case, Packaged by Vitamin Cottage

    Codes: UPC 0 00080 66360 7, Packed on: 19-168 (6/17/19) and 19-205 (7/24/19), SAP: 600251, PLU: 663-60.

    Quantity: 2,061 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 December 18, 2019.

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.