Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Pepper Black Whole Organic, about 0.30 lb, UPC 201046804762, packaged in p

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Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Pepper Black Whole Organic, about 0.30 lb, UPC 201046804762, packaged in plastic bags. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage · reported 2014-04-30

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc., a Lakewood, Colorado based natural grocery chain, is recalling multiple lots of Natural Grocers brand Organic Black Peppercorns as the product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
Classification: Class I
Recall initiated: 2014-04-07
Reported by the agency: 2014-04-30
Closed out (terminated): 2014-11-14
Recalling firm: Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage
Denver, CO
United States
This is the firm that issued the recall — commonly a distributor or processor. It is not the origin of contamination.
Distribution (the agency's own words): Nationwide. No foreign, govt/VA/military.
States we parsed from that text: VA
The agency named these states. Parse method explicit_state_list, confidence high.
Food category: Produce (fruit & vegetables)derived
Assigned by a reviewed keyword rulebook over the product description, not by the agency.
Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number: F-1882-2014

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