FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-2368-2015

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

Frontier Natural Products Co-Op Vegetarian Broth Powder No - Chicken Certified Organic. The responsible name on the package is Frontier Norway, IA. The product is packaged in the following configurations: (1) Foil packet, Net 453 g 16 oz, UPC 0 89836 02869 3; and (2) Poly-lined plastic bag inside of a cardboard box, Net 11.3 Kg 25 LB, UPC 0 89836 82869 9.

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Foil packets: lot 4157 use by Jan 2016; lot 4178 use by Jan 2016; lot 4197 use by Feb 2016; lot 4238 use by Mar 2016; lot 4239 use by Mar 2016; lot 4267 use by Apr 2016; lot 4280 use by May 2016; lot 4336 use by Jun 2016; lot 4353 use by Jul 2016; lot 5007 use by Jun 2017; lot 5035 use by Jul 2017; and lot 5036 use by Jul 2017. Plastic poly-lined bag in cardboard box: lot 4178 use by Jan 2016; lot 4336 use by Jun 2016; lot 5007 use by Jun 2017; and lot 5036 use by Jul 2017.
Quantity
18510 packets and 32 boxes

Why it was recalled

Product may be contaminated with Salmonella.

Recalling firm

Firm
Frontier Natural Products Co-op
Notification channel
Press Release
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
3021 78th St, N/A, Norway, Iowa 52318-9520

Distribution

Distribution pattern
Product was distributed nationwide, as well as to Puerto Rico and The Virgin Islands. Foreign distribution was made to Canada. There was also military distribution.

Timeline

Recall initiated
2015-03-16
FDA classified
2015-06-02
Posted by FDA
2015-06-10
Terminated
2017-03-30
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-2368-2015. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.