The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2046-2014·Announced 2014-07-02

Navitas Naturals Omega Blend Sprouted Smoothie Mix Recalled for Salmonella

Navitas Naturals is recalling Omega Blend Sprouted Smoothie Mix because chia products were linked to a multistate Salmonella Newport outbreak.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, and the source text explicitly mentions a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Newport involving patients, which meets the criteria for a Critical severity score.

Plain-English summary

Navitas, LLC., dba Navitas Naturals, is recalling Navitas Naturals Omega Blend Sprouted Smoothie Mix, 8 oz. (227g) packages. The recall also includes the product packaged for Williams Sonoma as Omega Smoothie Mixer. The recall involves 25,663 8-oz bags with best buy dates up to and including 11/05/2015 for the Navitas brand and up to and including OC 2015 for the Williams Sonoma brand.

The recall is being conducted because data obtained from interviews of patients in a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Newport showed chia products as the common food consumed. The product was distributed nationwide and to Bahrain, Costa Rica, Estonia, Goias, Iceland, Israel, New Zealand, Bermuda, China, Jamaica, Lebanon, Netherlands, Slovenia, and Singapore.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the company for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Navitas Naturals Omega Blend Sprouted Smoothie Mix, 8 oz. (227g) package; Dietary Fiber, Raw, Sprouted. UPC 858847000314; Also packaged for Williams Sonoma Omega Smoothie Mixer; SKU 506436 Navitas Naturals, Novato, CA
Manufacturer
Navitas, LLC., dba Navitas Naturals
Category
Food — Smoothie Mix
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 3 recalled by Navitas, LLC., dba Navitas Naturals under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

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