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Food recall: Natural Grocers Caribbean Fruit & Nut Mix, Net Wt. (10 oz) (283g), packaged in plastic bag.
Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc. (Lakewood, CO) initiated this food recall on 26 Jun 2015; FDA lists 1 product record under event 71616, classified Class I.
FDA defines Class I as 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. 47% of the 607 food enforcement events initiated in 2015 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 15 Dec 2015. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc. has 7 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 1 product record per event.
Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.
Recalling firm
Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc., Lakewood, CO.
Reason for recall
"Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc is recalling one lot of Natural Grocers brand Caribbean Nut & Fruit Mix as the product contains macadamia nuts that have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella."
Distribution
"Nationwide to Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Arkansas. No foreign/govt/VA/military consignees."
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-2854-2015 | Natural Grocers Caribbean Fruit & Nut Mix, Net Wt. (10 oz) (283g), packaged in plastic bag. | 504 bags | Class I | Terminated | 22 Jul 2015 |
Context
Other enforcement events for Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc.
| 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 |
| 22 May 2015 | Natural Grocers Raw Macadamia Nuts, Net Wt. 10 oz. package, Sealed plastic bag. | Food | Class I | 1 |
| 11 Feb 2015 | Natural Grocers brand Organic Garlic Powder. Natural Grocers brand Organic Garlic Powder. Packaged in Zip-Lock-type plas | Food | Class I | 1 |
All 7 events for Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc.
Questions and answers
Why was this food recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc is recalling one lot of Natural Grocers brand Caribbean Nut & Fruit Mix as the product contains macadamia nuts that have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella."
What does Class I mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. 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.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "Nationwide to Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Arkansas. No foreign/govt/VA/military consignees."
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 15 Dec 2015. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.
Where does this data come from?
openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: openFDA food enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.