Lower risk Food recall · FDA · Published July 12, 2021

Now Real Food Organic Steel Cut Oats Recall: May Contain Organic Beet Sugar

Now Real Food recalls 2lb organic steel cut oats with code 6295 due to potential organic beet sugar contamination. Consumers should check product codes and contact the company for details.

Plain-English summary generated from official FDA data by GovInfoNow · Published by Carlos Caban · How we make summaries

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-0869-2021Food Now Real Food ›

Lower-risk recall

Specific lot of Organic Steel Cut Oats, may actually contain Organic Beet Sugar

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Contact the company

Recalling firmNOW Health Group Inc.395 Glen Ellyn Rd · Bloomingdale, IL 60108-2176

✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Now Real Food is recalling 2-pound organic steel cut oats with code 6295 because a specific lot may contain organic beet sugar. This could affect people who use the oats in recipes requiring sugar-free ingredients. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/14358-now-real-food-organic-steel-cut-oats-recall-may-contain.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/14358-now-real-food-organic-steel-cut-oats-recall-may-contain · Updated October 4, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0869-2021

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“Now Real Food Organic Steel Cut Oats Recall: May Contain Organic Beet Sugar.” GovInfoNow, updated October 4, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/14358-now-real-food-organic-steel-cut-oats-recall-may-contain. Based on FDA recall #F-0869-2021 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0869-2021%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on July 12, 2021, that NOW Health Group Inc. is recalling Now Real Food Organic Steel Cut Oats because a specific lot may contain undeclared organic beet sugar. The agency issued recall number F-0869-2021 for the voluntary Class III action.

How to tell if you have it

Now Real Food Organic Steel Cut Oats, 2 lb bag
code 6295
UPC 733739062956
Lot# 3171896
Best by 08/25 6910

The hazard

The specific lot of Organic Steel Cut Oats may actually contain organic beet sugar, posing an undeclared allergen risk to consumers with sensitivities. The recall covers 9,854 bags distributed across Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show NOW Health Group Inc. has 3 other recalls on record since June 12, 2020. Other recent recalls of similar products include Bharat Bazar SOMA Kitchen Asafoetida Recall (Dec. 5, 2025), United Sugar Light Brown Sugar Recall (Aug. 19, 2026), and Food to Live Organic Supergreens Powder Mix Recalled Due to Salmonella Contamination (Nov. 11, 2025).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the product code 6295 on the bag and UPC 733739062956. The product was packed 8 bags per case and sold with case packaging for Now Real Food Organic Beet Sugar 3lbs bags.

Brand
Now Real Food
Product
Now Real Food Organic Steel Cut Oats, 2 lb bag, code 6295, UPC 733739062956, packed 8 bags per case; case packaging is
Category
Food

Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

Check Product Code
Look for the code 6295 on the bag and UPC 733739062956 to confirm if the product is recalled.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 45 states.

FDA distribution: “AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, WY” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 18 months after the firm started it.

Jul 12, 2021Firm started the recall
Aug 4, 2021Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Aug 16, 2021FDA classified it Class III
Jan 23, 2023FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Link to this recall

<a href="https://govinfonow.com/recall/14358-now-real-food-organic-steel-cut-oats-recall-may-contain">Now Real Food Organic Steel Cut Oats Recall: May Contain Organic Beet Sugar (GovInfoNow)</a>

Where this comes from

The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

Official source: FDA Recall #F-0869-2021 (July 12, 2021) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0869-2021 to see it in context.
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