FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-0139-2013

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

Starbuck Protein Bistro Box, 6.80 oz. package, UPC 762111881502. The Starbuck Protein Bistro Box contains the 0.5 oz. single-serve Honey Peanut Butter Blend squeeze pack with the UPC 894455000391.

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Enjoy By dates: 09/02/12 to 09/27/12, 9/28/12, 9/30/12-10/6/12. The 0.5 oz. single-serve Honey Peanut Butter squeeze pack has the Best By dates: 7/14/13, 8/10/13, 8/13/13, 8/14/13, 8/15/13, and/or 8/26/13.
Quantity
approximately 16, 752 units

Why it was recalled

The 0.5 oz. single-serve Honey Peanut Butter squeeze packs in the Starbuck Protein Bistro Boxes containing peanut that has a potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

Recalling firm

Firm
Gretchen's Shoebox Express
Notification channel
Press Release
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
3922 6th Avenue South, N/A, Seattle, Washington 98108-5201

Distribution

Distribution pattern
Product was distributed at cafe stores in Oregon and Washington only. There are no Canadian consignees.

Timeline

Recall initiated
2012-10-02
FDA classified
2012-10-17
Posted by FDA
2012-10-24
Terminated
2012-11-21
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-0139-2013. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.