Food recall

Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc. recall: Natural Grocers Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil

Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc., of Golden, CO, recalled Natural Grocers Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil and 1 other product. The FDA's reason: “Product tested high for mold.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on February 7, 2020, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of March 11, 2020. 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

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

Status

Terminated

Closed May 14, 2020

The recall

Company
Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc. (Golden, CO)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Product tested high for mold.”
Where it was sold
157 Natural Grocers' stores in AR, AZ, CO, IA, ID, KS, LA, MN, MS, MT, NE, NV, NM, ND, OK, OR, TX, UT, WA, WY
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
85024

The 2 products recalled

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

  • F-0775-2020 Class II

    Natural Grocers Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil, packaged in glass jars with metal lids and a plastic shrink seal, 17.5 oz. (518 mL), UPC# 849327-000368, Vitamin Cottage Natural Foods Markets (dba Natural Grocers) Lakewood, CO 80228. 12 units (jars)/case in cardboard box.

    Codes: Batch/Lot Code: HBC-0919; Manufactured Date: 09/01/2019; Expiration Date: 08/31/2021

    Quantity: 4044 units / 337 cases

  • F-0776-2020 Class II

    Natural Grocers Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil, packaged in glass jars with metal lids and a plastic shrink seal, 32 oz. (946 mL), UPC# 849327-000375, Vitamin Cottage Natural Foods Markets (dba Natural Grocers) Lakewood, CO 80228. 12 units (jars)/case in cardboard box.

    Codes: Batch/Lot Code: HBC-0919; Manufactured Date: 09/01/2019; Expiration Date: 08/31/2021

    Quantity: 5220 units / 435 cases

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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 March 11, 2020.

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.