64%

Fewer recalls than
Supplements & Specialty peers

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage — FDA Recall History & Enforcement Records

Established Player · Supplements & Specialty

Data Notice: Recall frequency varies by category and firm size; data is comparative and may not indicate actual brand safety or quality. See Methodology.

As of July 16, 2026, Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has 5 recorded FDA food enforcement actions in the openFDA database. Their most recent recall was on 16 Mar 2018. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage is categorized under Supplements & Specialty based on their predominant recall history.

5
Total FDA recalls
12.4
Years in FDA database
0.4
Recalls per year
3,044 days(8.3 yrs)
Since last recall
100.0%
Class I (life-threatening)
0.4 recalls/yr vs Supplements & Specialty avg 2.3/yrWell Below Average

Recall activity over time for Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage

How serious are Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage recalls?

FDA recall classifications by severity

Class I (Life-threatening)
100.0% (5 recalls)
Class II (Moderate risk)
0.0% (0 recalls)
Class III (Minor violation)
0.0% (0 recalls)

Full FDA recall history for Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage

All 5 FDA enforcement actions sourced from openFDA · Sorted by date, most recent first

Date Product Reason Class & Status
16 Mar 2018Official FDA Notice Natural Grocers Organic Coconut Smiles, 10 oz. plastic resealable bag, Packaged by Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Coconut smiles product tested positive for Salmonella. Class ITerminated
25 Jul 2014Official FDA Notice Natural Grocers Organic Chunks of Energy Carob Supergreens, 0.70 lb. random weight, Packaged in Plastic Bags, Packaged b Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage is recalling Chunks of Energy Carob Greens and Chunks of Energy Date Flax/Tumeric due to the potential presence of Class ITerminated
25 Jul 2014Official FDA Notice Natural Grocers Organic Chunks of Energy Date Flax Turmeric, 0.70 lb. random weight, Packaged in Plastic Bags, Packaged Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage is recalling Chunks of Energy Carob Greens and Chunks of Energy Date Flax/Tumeric due to the potential presence of Class ITerminated
7 Apr 2014Official FDA Notice Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Pepper Black Whole Organic, about 0.30 lb, UPC 201046804762, packaged in plastic bag Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc., a Lakewood, Colorado based natural grocery chain, is recalling multiple lots of Natural Grocers brand Orga Class ITerminated
7 Feb 2014Official FDA Notice Natural Grocers brand Dark Chocolate Almonds; six-ounce bags bearing UPC code 0-0008265007-0 Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage is recalling one lot of six ounce packages of Natural Grocers brand Dark Chocolate Almonds with the Julian packed-o Class ITerminated

Where have Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage recalls occurred?

States affected across all recorded FDA enforcement actions

Nationwide

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