Company Name: SweetLeaf

Products: Stevia

Flavors: NA

Sizes: 100 Tablet Tin

UPC#: 716123-12598  

Lot#: 0903 EXP 5/2010 and 0702 EXP 1/2010

Date: September 08

Carried at First Alternative? South Store

Reason For Recall: Voluntary recall. Recall is not due to food safety. The stevia tablets are sticking together and should be returned for credit. Only lots and dates listed above are returnable. Top

Company Name: Bob's Red Mill

Products: Gluten-Free Oats

Types: Steel-cut & rolled

Sizes: Steel-cut 24oz and rolled 32oz

UPC#: 39978-00373 and 39978-00375  

Lot#: All lots

Date: September 08

Carried at First Alternative? South Store and North Store

Reason For Recall: These products were made with oats that were not dried correctly making them susceptible to rancidity and an off flavor. There is no health threat. First Alternative will take back both products for refund. New product will not be available for 2-3 months (Dec 08-Jan 09). Top

Company Name: Yogi Tea

Products: Green Tea Decaf Kombucha

Best by: 13MAR2010

Sizes: Tea Bags

UPC#: 76950-45037  

Lot#: 1405

Date: September 08

Carried at First Alternative? South Store and North Store

Reason For Recall: Mislabeling issue: Regular/caffeine packaged tea bags are found inside the decaf labeled box. Other green tea flavors are not a problem. Other lots and best by dates are also not a problem. First Alternative will take back product for refund. Top

Company Name: Amys

Products: Pocket Sandwich

Flavors: Tofu Scramble

Sizes: 4oz

UPC#: 4227200116   

Lot#: 10-H148 (A,B,C or D) lot printed in white on the easy open zipper end.

Date: November 2008

Carried at First Alternative? South Store and North Store

Reason For Recall: This is a food safety issue. There is the possible presence of milk in this product that is labeled "non-dairy." The products could cause an allergic reaction if consumed by any individuals allergic to milk. If a person is not allergic to milk products, the pocket sandwich is safe to consume. All contaminated product can be returned for credit. The bad lot numbers should be out of the supply chain fairly quickly. The Lot number listed above is printed on the easy open zipper end of the packaging. Only these lots are recalled. Top

Company Name: Newman's Organic

Products: Spelt Pretzels

Sizes: 7oz

UPC#: 7576450084 Dist# 35168

Lot#: All lots

Date: January 2009

COMPANY NAME: Dancing Paws

Products: Chunks of Energy

Flavors: Carob/Spirulina

Sizes: In bulk

UPC: # 769270 10001    Lot#: All lots

Date: January 2009

Carried at First Alternative? North Store

Reason For Recall: This item is being recalled because it has the potential to be contaminaed with Salmonella - the company Dancing Paws has not had any incidents of Salmonella poisoning at this time. The item may contain peanut butter supplied by PCA, which is the subject of an FDA investigation concerning recent Salmonella outbreaks. Salmonella can cause flu like symptoms and sometimes dehydration and hospitalization.You can return your purchased product to Customer Service for a refund. Top

COMPANY NAME: Nature's Path

Products: Hot Instant Oatmeal

Flavors: Original

Sizes: 8/1.75 oz

UPC: 58449-45001

Date: 15Jan10C

Carried at First Alternative? Both Stores

Reason For Recall: This is not a safety issue. Too much salt was added to the cereal. You can return your purchased product to Customer Service for a refund. Top

COMPANY NAME: Uncle Eddies

Products: Vegan Cookies

Flavors: Peanut Butter/Chocolate Chip

Sizes: 12oz bag

UPC: 40559-03302    Lot#: All lots

Date: January 2009

Carried at First Alternative? North Store and South Store

Reason For Recall: Uncle Eddies is issuing a voluntary recall on this product as a precausionary measure due to the expanded recall of PCA's Blakely, Georgia facility, which is the subject of an FDA investigation concerning recent salmonella outbreak. The item may contain peanut butter supplied by PCA. Salmonella can cause flu like symptoms and sometimes dehydration and hospitalization. You can return your purchased product to Customer Service for a refund. Top

COMPANY NAME: Clif Bar and Co.

Products: Clif Bars, ZBaR, Clif Builder, Luna, Mojo bars

Flavors: (expanded list, updated from January)
Clif Choc olate chip Peanut Crunch sell by: 09OCT08 TO 31DEC09
Clif Crunchy PB sell by: 09OCT08 TO 31DEC09
Clif Peanut toffee Buzz sell by: 09OCT08 TO 31DEC09
ZBaR Peanut Butter sell by:21OCT08 TO 31DEC09
Clif Builders Peanut Butter sell by: 20SEP08 TO 31DEC09
Luna Nutz over Chocolate sell by:28OCT08 TO 31DEC09
Luna PB Cookie sell by:28OCT08 TO 31DEC09
All Clif Mojo Bars sell by:01SEP07 TO 31OCT09

Sizes: 1.7 oz

Date: See above

Carried at First Alternative? South Store and North Store

Reason For Recall: This is a food safety issue involving possible Salmonella contamination. This is a Type 1 recall. The products listed above are the only ones that are contaminated. No other Clif bars products are involved or impacted. We will take returns for credit on any Clif bar product that is listed above. Salmonella usually infects within 12 hours and can last 4 to 7 days. Symptoms include diarreha, stomachache, weakness. Occasionally an infected person will become dehydrated and require hospital care. Top

COMPANY NAME: Arico

Products: Cookie

Flavors: Peanut Butter

Sizes: 4.76oz pouch

Sell By Dates: 08/03/09 and 10/05/09

UPC#: 1-85696-00022

Carried at First Alternative? South Store

Reason For Recall: This is a food safety issue involving possible Salmonella contamination. The products with the sell-by dates listed above are the only ones that are being recalled and we will take returns for credit. Salmonella usually infects within 12 hours and can last 4 to 7 days. Symptoms include diarreha, stomachache, weakness. Occasionally an infected person will become dehydrated and require hospital care. Top

COMPANY NAME: Odwalla

Products: Bars

Flavors: (recall expanded to include 2007)
Peanut Butter Crunch, Choco Chip Peanut Butter

Sizes: 2.2 oz

Date:
PB Crunch Bars enjoy by: Dec 0607C, Dec 0607D, Dec 1407B
Choco Chip Peanut enjoy by: Dec 0607D, Dec 0707C, Dec 1707B, Dec 1807A, Dec 1807B

Carried at First Alternative? South Store and North Store

Reason For Recall: This is an expanded recall because the recall for contaminated peanuts from PCA was lengthened to include anything since Jan 1, 2007. This is a food safety issue involving possible Salmonella contamination. We will take returns for credit on any product that is listed above. Salmonella usually infects within 12 hours and can last 4 to 7 days. Symptoms include diarreha, stomachache, weakness. Occasionally an infected person will become dehydrated and require hospital care. Top

COMPANY NAME: Dancing Star

Products: Chuncks of Energy

Flavors: Cranberry Apricot

Sizes: In bulk

Carried at First Alternative? South Store and North Store

Reason For Recall: This is a food safety issue involving possible Salmonella contamination from peanuts in the product that are from PCA. We will take returns for credit on any product that is listed above. Salmonella usually infects within 12 hours and can last 4 to 7 days. Symptoms include diarreha, stomachache, weakness. Occasionally an infected person will become dehydrated and require hospital care. Top

COMPANY NAME: Natures Path

Products: Optimum Energy Organic Bars

Flavors: Peanut Butter

Sizes: 2 oz

Date: Best before 01OCT09A, 03FEB09A, 29APR09B

Carried at First Alternative? North Store

Reason For Recall: This is a food safety issue involving possible Salmonella contamination from peanuts in the product that are from PCA. We will take returns for credit on any Clif bar product that is listed above. Salmonella usually infects within 12 hours and can last 4 to 7 days. Symptoms include diarreha, stomachache, weakness. Occasionally an infected person will become dehydrated and require hospital care. Top

COMPANY NAME: Golden Temple

Products: Wha Guru Chew

Flavors: Peanut Cashew

Sizes: 1.13oz

Lot #: 040909 and 041509 ONLY. Other flavors are okay.

UPC#: 7507000101

Carried at First Alternative? No

Reason For Recall: There is a possible health risk with this product. This product was manufactured using lot specific peanuts recalled by PCA because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. We do not carry this product, therefore we cannot give credit to customers. This notice is as a service to our community. Top

COMPANY NAME: Cascadian Farm

Products: Granola Bars

Flavors: Sweet and Salty Mixed Nuts Chewy Granola Bars and Sweet and Salty Peanut Pretzel Chewy Granola Bars

Sizes: Box of 5

UPC#: Box Mixed nuts 21908-40774, Peanut Prezel 21908-40775 Individual Bars Mixed nuts 21908-50442, Peanut Pretzel 50443

Carried at First Alternative? South Store and North Store

Reason For Recall: There is a possible health risk with this product. The bars were manufactured using lot specific peanuts recalled by PCA because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. These two flavors are the only ones we carry. There is one other listed in the recall that we don't carry, Peanut Butter Chip Chewy Granola Bar. We can only give credit for the flavors we carry. There have been no instances of sickness. General Mills is issuing a voluntary recall as a precautionary measure. Top

COMPANY NAME: Betty Lou's Inc.

Products: Protein Balls

Flavors: Peanut Butter

Sizes: 1.7oz

Dates: Distributed from 2/21/08 to 9/1/08 with Best By dates as follows: 01MAR09, 22DEC08, 16NOV08, 05OCT08, 18FEB09, 12DEC08, 17NOV08, 27SEP08, 26JAN09, 07DEC08, 19OCT08.

UPC#: 16073 52143

Carried at First Alternative? No

Reason For Recall: There is a possible health risk with this product. The balls were manufactured using lot specific peanuts recalled by PCA because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. We do not carry this flavor, therefore we cannot give credit to customers. This notice is as a service to our community. Top

COMPANY NAME: Glory Bee

Products: Honey Roast Peanut Splits

Sizes: In bulk

Carried at First Alternative? South Store

Reason For Recall: There is a possible health risk with this product. The product was manufactured using lot specific peanuts recalled by PCA because
they have the potential to be contamninated with Salmonella. We will take back any of this product that was purchased at First Alternative for full credit. Top

COMPANY NAME: SunRidge

Products: Nut mixes in bulk

Flavors: Oriental Party Mix, Zen Party Mix, Carob Peanut Clusters

Sizes: In bulk

Carried at First Alternative? South Store and North Store

Reason For Recall: There is a possible health risk with this product. The product was manufactured using lot specific peanuts recalled by PCA because they have the potential to be contamninated with Salmonella. We will take back any of this product that was purchased at First Alternative for full credit. No incidents of illness have been reported. Top

COMPANY NAME: Alternative Baking Co.

Products: Vegan Cookies

Flavors: Colossal Chocolate Chip, Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip, Explosive Expresso Chip, Double Chocolate Decadence, Mac the Chip.

Sizes: 4.25oz

Lot#: 015 through 036

Carried at First Alternative? South Store and North Store

Reason For Recall: The chocolate chips in these cookies contain milk and have triggered reactions in several children with severe allergies. You will find the lot numbers on the clear film packaging. It is stamped in black, followed by 2 letters. If cookies have a white label attached to regular label stating: "Chocolate chips manufactured on shared equipment w/dairy - looking for new supplier," these cookies are fine!Top

COMPANY NAME: Sahale Snacks

Products: Kzar Blend

Sizes: 2oz

UPC#: 89386900001

Best by Dates: 10/16/09, 10/30/09, 11/20/09, 11/27/09, 12/25/09

Carried at First Alternative? South Store and North Store

Reason For Recall: Contains pistachios. This is part of the FDA salmonella investigation of Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, Inc. Best By date is on upper right front panel of package. We will take any affected dates back for a full refund. This is the only product that is affected. Top

COMPANY NAME: Stonyfield

Products: Fat-free yogurt

Flavors: Plain

Sizes: Quart size

UPC#: 5215900006

Carried at First Alternative? No

Reason For Recall: The product is being recalled because it may contain a presence of food grade sanitizer. This recall is service to our customers. We do not carry this product and do not offer a refund to customers. Top

COMPANY NAME: Artisana

Products: Raw Organic Tahini

Flavors: Plain

Sizes: 16oz

UPC#: 870001 00004

Lot#: 90811 ONLY

Carried at First Alternative? North Store

Reason For Recall: The product is being recalled because this lot may be contaminated with Salmonella. We will give a refund at either store for any Artisana raw organic tahini returned with the lot # 90811 on the jar. All other lots and products from Artisana are fine. Top.

COMPANY NAME: Rising Moon

Products: Frozen Ravioli

Flavors: Orgainic Garlic and Roasted Veggie

Sizes: 8 oz

UPC#: 78503000011

Lot#: n/a

Carried at First Alternative? South Store & North Store

Reason For Recall: The product is being recalled because of Dairy Contamination. This is a Vegan product. Product is okay to consume if no dairy sensitivity. Should be out of the supply pipeline within 2 weeks. Top.

COMPANY NAME: Health Valley

Products: Organic Soup

Flavors: No salt added Split Pea

Sizes: 15 oz

UPC#: 0-35742-22104

Note: Used by: 22JUL2011, 18AUG2011 & 11SEP2011 ONLY

Carried at First Alternative? South Store & North Store

Reason For Recall: Presence of an undeclared dairy allergen. The soups contain butter, which is not listed in the ingredients statement on the label. This could cause an adverse reaction to customers with dairy allergies.Top.

COMPANY NAME: Evonuk Oregon Hazelnuts

Products: Non-organic raw hazelnuts PLU 3022 and Non-organic dry roasted hazelnuts PLU 3031

Sizes: Bulk only

Note: 2009 Crop

Carried at First Alternative? South Store & North Store

Reason For Recall: Willamette Shelling has just issued a recall of all hazelnuts they have shelled for their customers for the 2009 crop due to a contamination of Salmonella in one of their lots. This is only for 2009 shelled nuts. Top.

COMPANY NAME: Quong Hop SD Raquel's

Products: Hummus - Spicy, Sundried Tomato, Roasted Pepper, Mild and Baba Ghannouj

Sizes: 8 oz.

Note: We will refund customer purchases of dates prior to and including September 23, 2010.

Carried at First Alternative? South Store

Reason For Recall: Quong Hop is recalling their Raquel's Brand products due to Listeria contaminated
items located on plant equipment and structure. Top