NOW Foods Organic Coconut Sugar Recalled for Undeclared Gluten
NOW Foods is recalling Organic Coconut Sugar because it contains undeclared gluten despite being labeled 'Gluten Free'.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
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 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves allergen mislabeling (gluten) on a product labeled 'Gluten Free', which meets the rubric criteria for a High severity score.
Plain-English summary
NOW Foods is voluntarily recalling 12,401 bags of Organic Coconut Sugar, 16oz, packed in foil bags. The product is being recalled because it contains undeclared gluten, even though the packaging is labeled "Gluten Free".
The affected product is Item 6915, manufactured between December 9, 2016, and June 26, 2017. Specific lot numbers include 2094827, 2117185, 2140621, and 3007263, with corresponding batch numbers 615631, 623230, 632476, and 639551. The "Best By" dates for these lots range from July 2018 to December 2018.
The product was distributed nationwide in the United States, excluding Puerto Rico, as well as to Singapore and York. Consumers should check their pantry for these specific lot numbers and stop using the product if it matches the recalled description.
The recalled product
- Product
- Organic Coconut Sugar, 16oz bag, 12 bags/case, packed in a foil bag
- Manufacturer
- NOW Foods
- Category
- Food — Baking Ingredients
- Affected units
- 12,401
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 (11)
- Item 6915
- Dates of manufacture: 12/09/16-06/26/2017 Organic Coconut Sugar
- 16oz
- Lot Numbers: " 2094827/ Batch Number 615631
- Best By 07/2018
- " 2117185/ Batch Number 623230
- Best By 08/2018
- " 2140621 / Batch 632476
- Best By 10/2018
- " 3007263 /Batch 639551
- Best By 12/2018
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