Recalls / Class I
Class IF-0047-2017
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
Quaker Quinoa Granola Bars, chocolate nut medley packaged in a multi colored box with brown lettering. Wrapper UPC: 000 30000 00243 8
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- Best by dates: all dats prior to November 15, 2016 (NOV 15 16 K)
- Quantity
- 77,448 cases, 12 units per case, 5 bars per unit.
Why it was recalled
SunOpta expanded their recall of listeria Monocytogenes in sunflower kernels. These sunflower kernels were used in the manufacturing of quinoa bars at the quaker oats company.
Recalling firm
- Firm
- The Quaker Oats Company
- Notification channel
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 555 W Monroe St, N/A, Chicago, Illinois 60661-3605
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- Distributed to multiple locations within the U.S. (nationwide): No foreign consignees.
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2016-06-02
- FDA classified
- 2016-10-07
- Posted by FDA
- 2016-10-19
- Terminated
- 2018-12-19
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-0047-2017. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.