Harmless Harvest Recall: Recall of four varieties of Probiotic drinks due to premature spoilage. Testing has identified Candida lusitaniae as the predominate microorganism as the cause of spoilage.

🇺🇸 United States

1. October 30, 2017 - Recall initiated
2. November 15, 2017 - Reported by source
3. February 28, 2018 - Recall terminated

Official source record

Agency

FDA

Dataset

FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)

Recall number

F-0350-2018

Event ID

78424

Status

Terminated

Classification

Class II

Company

Harmless Harvest

Product description

Harmless Coconut Probiotics Strawberries; Coconut Cultured Beverage; UPC 859078-002566; Keep refrigerated 11 lf. oz. HDPE Bottle Ingredients: Organic Coconut Water, Water, Organic Coconut Meat, Organic Cane Sugar, Organic Strawberries, live and active cultures. Harmless Harvest

Quantity

21,216 bottles

Reason

Recall of four varieties of Probiotic drinks due to premature spoilage. Testing has identified Candida lusitaniae as the predominate microorganism as the cause of spoilage.

Recall initiation date

October 30, 2017

Report date

November 15, 2017

Classification date

Not published in this source record

Termination date

February 28, 2018

Distribution pattern

MN, NJ, CA, OR, RI

UPC, lot, and code information

UPC 859078-002566; Use By Dates between and including 03OCT17 thru 21NOV1

Voluntary or mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Initial notification method

Letter

Source last updated

Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below

Public Health Trace retrieval date

July 18, 2026 ET

Other products recalled under this same event

This recall shares FDA event ID 78424 with 3 other product entries in Public Health Trace.

Responsible company: Harmless Harvest

Other recalls from Harmless Harvest

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Distribution map

State	Distributed
Minnesota	1
New Jersey	1
California	1
Oregon	1
Rhode Island	1

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Retrieved by Public Health Trace: July 18, 2026 ET

Frequently asked questions

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