Recalls / Class I
Class IF-1665-2016
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. 5, 1.23 oz bars per box.
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- best before date October 16, 2016 and October 17, 2016
- Quantity
- 470 cases, 12 units per case, 5 bars per unit.
Why it was recalled
Sunflower kernels used in Quinoa bars are contaminated with Listeria Monocytogenes.
Recalling firm
- Firm
- The Quaker Oats Company
- Notification channel
- Press Release
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 555 W Monroe St, Chicago, Illinois 60661-3605
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- Product was distributed to 40 different customers in 87 different U.S. locations. See attached spreadshett for a customer list.
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2016-05-16
- FDA classified
- 2016-07-11
- Posted by FDA
- 2016-07-20
- Terminated
- 2018-02-27
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1665-2016. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.