FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class II

Class IIF-0858-2013

Product

Hemp Plus Granola. The product is packaged in a 25 lb. container. The UPC is 0 58449 88001 1. The product is labeled in parts: "***HempPlus Granola***INGREDIENTS: Organic rolled oats, organic evaporated cane juice, organic soybean oil, organic brown rice flour, organic flax seeds, organic hemp seed, organic oat syrup solids (organic oat syrups solids, tocopherol, sea salt, organic molasses***25 lb.***Nature's Path Foods, Blaine, WA 98230***www.naturespath.com***".

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Best Before 2013 June 12; 2013 June 13; 2013 June 14 002 12 261 02:59. This number is explained as: 002: Internal code for Blaine production facility; 12 261: Internal code for year, product manufacturing date based on Julian calendar date (for this case 2012, September 17); 02:59: product packaging time.
Quantity
2872 cases (25 lb. per case)

Why it was recalled

Undeclared almond. Vanilla Almond Granola which contains almonds but it was mis-labeled as Hemp Plus Granola and almond was not declared on label.

Recalling firm

Firm
Nature'S Path Foods Inc
Notification channel
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
2220 Natures Path Way, N/A, Blaine, Washington 98230-9158

Distribution

Distribution pattern
Distributed to CO, CA, CT, FL, GA, HI, IA, IN, NH, OR, PA, TX, and WA.

Timeline

Recall initiated
2012-12-10
FDA classified
2013-01-02
Posted by FDA
2013-01-09
Terminated
2013-04-22
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-0858-2013. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.