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Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc. Recall: Product tested high for mold.

United States

TerminatedClass II

Company
Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc.
Product
Natural Grocers Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil, packaged i…
Recall date
February 7, 2020
Terminated
May 14, 2020
Source
FDA

Reason for recall

Product tested high for mold.

  1. - Recall initiated
  2. - Reported by source
  3. - Recall terminated
Recalled products
Product description UPC Quantity Lot / code information
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. Not published in this source record 4044 units / 337 cases Batch/Lot Code: HBC-0919; Manufactured Date: 09/01/2019; Expiration Date: 08/31/2021

Distribution

  • 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

Official source record

Agency
FDA
Dataset
FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number
F-0775-2020
Event ID
85024
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Company
Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc.
Product description
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.
Quantity
4044 units / 337 cases
Reason
Product tested high for mold.
Recall initiation date
February 7, 2020
Report date
March 11, 2020
Classification date
Not published in this source record
Termination date
May 14, 2020
Distribution pattern
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
UPC, lot, and code information
Batch/Lot Code: HBC-0919; Manufactured Date: 09/01/2019; Expiration Date: 08/31/2021
Voluntary or mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial notification method
E-Mail
Source last updated
Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
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Other products recalled under this same event

This recall shares FDA event ID 85024 with 1 other product entry in Public Health Trace.

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Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc.

Product
Natural Grocers Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil, packaged i…
Published
March 11, 2020
Distribution
157 Natural Grocers' stores in AR, AZ, C…

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Distribution map

A map highlighting the states named in the source's distribution description.

Shading reflects state-level totals only, as published by the source. It does not imply county-level or point-level precision.

Distribution map
State Distributed
Arkansas 1
Arizona 1
Colorado 1
Iowa 1
Idaho 1
Kansas 1
Louisiana 1
Minnesota 1
Mississippi 1
Montana 1
Nebraska 1
Nevada 1
New Mexico 1
North Dakota 1
Oklahoma 1
Oregon 1
Texas 1
Utah 1
Washington 1
Wyoming 1

States shown are extracted from the source's free-text distribution description above; a narrative description (e.g. "distributed nationwide") may not list individual states to extract.

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