Natural Grocers Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil
Reason Product tested high for mold.
Natural Grocers Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil recall
Recalled by Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc. · Golden, CO, United States
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Why it was recalled
Product tested high for mold.
Some molds produce toxins, and mold growth usually points to a problem with moisture, packaging or storage. All mold recalls.
What was recalled
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
Lot codes, dates and UPCs
A recall covers only these codes. Compare them with the lot number, best-by date or UPC printed on your package.
Batch/Lot Code: HBC-0919; Manufactured Date: 09/01/2019; Expiration Date: 08/31/2021
Where it was sold
Arkansas Arizona Colorado Iowa Idaho Kansas Louisiana Minnesota Mississippi Montana North Dakota Nebraska New Mexico Nevada Oklahoma Oregon Texas Utah Washington Wyoming
FDA's distribution note: 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
Check the codes, then return or discard. Class II means eating it may cause temporary or reversible health problems. If your package matches the recalled codes, do not eat it - return it to the store or throw it away. FDA lists this recall as terminated: the company has finished removing the product, so it should no longer be on shelves - but it can still be in a freezer or pantry.
- Recalling firm
- Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc.
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Recall initiated
- Feb 7, 2020
- In FDA report of
- Mar 11, 2020
- Terminated
- May 14, 2020
- FDA recall number
- F-0775-2020 · event 85024
- Official record
- FDA enforcement report search
Also recalled with it (1 more product)
FDA files each product of one recall action separately; these share the same FDA event.
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