Food recall: Natural Grocers brand Organic Garlic Powder. Natural Grocers brand Organic Garlic Powder. Packaged in Zip-Lock-type…
Class I FDA enforcement event 70542. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc. is recalling two lots of Natural Grocers brand Organic Garlic Powder because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
Class I, in the words of FDA
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
Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc. started this food recall on 11 Feb 2015. The firm address in the FDA record is in Lakewood, CO. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 70542 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 1 Apr 2015. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 7 Jan 2016.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Distributed to stores in Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Arkasas. No distribution to U.S.…
Recalling firm
Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc., Lakewood, CO.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
1 product record in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-1580-2015 | 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. | 7602 bags | Class I | Terminated | 1 Apr 2015 |
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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Food events that started in 2015
- 607
- Share of these events in Class I
- 47%
- Product records in this event
- 1Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 7
Other events of the firm
| Initiated | Product (first record) | Type | Class | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 2022 | Amaranth Grain Organic, brand Natural Grocers, packaged in plastic bag, net wt. 1 LB (454g) UPC 0 00080 12550 1. Label h | Food | Class II | 1 |
| 19 Feb 2020 | NATURAL GROCERS PEANUT CLUSTERS DK CHOCOLATE NON-GMO, 8 oz. (227g), packed in a plastic bag, UPC 000087562088, Packaged | Food | Class II | 2 |
| 7 Feb 2020 | Natural Grocers Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil, packaged in glass jars with metal lids and a plastic shrink seal, 17.5 | Food | Class II | 2 |
| 12 Sep 2017 | Natural Grocers Organic Deglet Noor Dates, Target weight is 0.60 - 0.70 lb random weight package, Zip lock plastic bag. | Food | Class II | 1 |
| 26 Jun 2015 | Natural Grocers Caribbean Fruit & Nut Mix, Net Wt. (10 oz) (283g), packaged in plastic bag. | Food | Class I | 1 |
| 22 May 2015 | Natural Grocers Raw Macadamia Nuts, Net Wt. 10 oz. package, Sealed plastic bag. | Food | Class I | 1 |
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report F-1580-2015The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 70542. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/70542/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA food enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
Distributed to stores in Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Arkasas. No distribution to U.S.…
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 70542?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
7602 bags
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many food recalls of 2015 have the same class?
- 47% of the 607 food events that started in 2015 are in Class I.