Class IF-1327-2016

Class I— FDA's most serious classification, issued when there is a reasonable probability that consumption of or exposure to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Product

Raw Meal Organic Vanilla Powder; Organic Shake and Meal Replacement; 949 g, 475 g, and 10-ct tray (68 g each). Packaged in plastic bottle with colored label.

Type: Food
Affected lot / code info: Lot code (Exp Date): 47216100 (09/01/2017), 47225500 (09/01/2017), 47198601 (09/30/2017), 47225600 (09/30/2017), 47253900 (09/30/2017), 47216200 (10/31/2017), 47225601 (10/31/2017), 47226400 (09/30/2017), 47257401 (09/30/2017), 47198600 (08/01/2017), 47200100 (08/01/2017), 47202100 (08/31/2017), 47225602 (11/30/2017), 47257100 (12/31/2017), 47198500 (08/01/2017), 47247900 (11/30/2017), 47273200 (11/30/2017), 47287600 (12/31/2017), 47275400 (11/30/2017), 4728000 (09/30/2017).
Quantity: Total (including all flavors) of 422,923 bottles/units

Why it was recalled

Products possibly contaminated with Salmonella

Recalling firm

Firm: Garden Of Life Llc
Notification channel: Press Release
Type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address: 4200 Northcorp Pkwy Ste 200, N/A, West Palm Beach, Florida 33410-4314

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Distributed nationwide throughout the U.S.A. Also distributed internationally to the following countries: AU, BG, CA, CZ, DE, GB, HK, IE, IN, SE, SG, NL.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2016-01-29
FDA classified: 2016-05-11
Posted by FDA: 2016-05-18
Terminated: 2024-09-26
Status: Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1327-2016. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.