The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2047-2014·Announced 2014-07-02

Navitas Naturals Omega 3 Smoothie Mixer Recalled Due to Salmonella Outbreak

Navitas Naturals is recalling Omega 3 Smoothie Mixers because chia products were linked to a multistate Salmonella Newport outbreak.

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 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I and involves a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Newport, meeting the criteria for a Critical severity score.

Plain-English summary

Navitas, LLC., dba Navitas Naturals, is recalling William & Sonoma Navitas Naturals brand Omega 3 Smoothie Mixer, 8 oz. (227g) packages. The recall involves 19,354 bags with best buy dates up to and including October 2015. The product was distributed nationwide and to several international locations including Bahrain, Costa Rica, Estonia, Goias, Iceland, Israel, New Zealand, Bermuda, China, Jamaica, Lebanon, Netherlands, Slovenia, and Singapore.

The recall is being conducted because data obtained from interviews of patients in a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Newport identified chia products as the common food consumed. This agency classification is Class I.

Consumers should stop using the product and return it to the place of purchase for a refund or follow instructions provided by the recalling firm.

The recalled product

Product
William & Sonoma Navitas Naturals brand Omega 3 Smoothie Mixer, 8 oz. (227g) package; Dietary Fiber, Raw, Sprouted.

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 (1)

  • All best buy dates up to and including OC 2015

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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