FDA Recalls Organic Garlic Powder for Potential Salmonella Contamination
Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets is recalling Natural Grocers brand Organic Garlic Powder due to potential Salmonella contamination.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric, regardless of the lack of reported illnesses.
Plain-English summary
Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc. is recalling two lots of Natural Grocers brand Organic Garlic Powder because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The recalled product is packaged in Zip-Lock-type plastic bags, labeled by random weight with an average of 0.28 lb. per package, and distributed in 25 lb. cases. The product was packed by Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers, Inc., in Lakewood, Colorado.
The recall affects 7,602 bags of the garlic powder. The product was distributed to stores in Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, and Arkansas. There was no distribution to U.S. Defense Supply, VA, or foreign countries. Affected lots have Julian Packed on Dates of 61-15, 40-15, 20-15, 351-14, 006-15, 316-14, 329-14, 288-14, 301-14, 275-14, 267-14, 252-14, and 237-14.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific Julian Packed on Dates listed above. If they possess the affected product, they should stop using it and contact the retailer or manufacturer for a refund or replacement. The source text does not report any illnesses or injuries associated with this recall.
The recalled product
- Product
- Natural Grocers brand Organic Garlic Powder. Natural Grocers brand Organic Garlic Powder. Packaged in Zip-Lock-type plastic bags, labeled by random weight, average 0.28 lb. per package, distributed in 25 lb. cases. Packed by Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers, Inc., Lakewood, CO.
- Manufacturer
- Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Spices and Seasonings
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 7,602
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (13)
- Julian Packed on Date: 61-15
- 40-15
- 20-15
- 351-14
- 006-15
- 316-14
- 329-14
- 288-14
- 301-14
- 275-14
- 267-14
- 252-14
- 237-14
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