Class IF-1685-2016

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

Navitas Naturals Superfood Hemp bar: Creamy Peanut, Hemp, Nut Bar. Net Wt. 1.4 oz/40 G. Gluten free. Ingredients: Organic Roasted Cashews, Almonds Honey, Evaporated Cane Sugar, Crisp Brown rice, roasted peanuts, tapioca syrup, roasted sunflower seeds, quinoa crisp, almond butter, toasted hemp seed, sea salt, not-soy glycerin, organic flavor. Allergen information: Contains Peanuts & Tress nuts (Cashews and Almonds). Distributed by Navitas Naturals, Novato, CA.

Type: Food
Affected lot / code info: Lot 0466; Best Before Mar 2017.
Quantity: 3.221 caddies of 12 bars

Why it was recalled

Firm was notified by manufacturer that four varieties of their Superfood bars were made using sunflower seeds under recall for Listeria Monocytogenes.

Recalling firm

Firm: Navitas, LLC.
Notification channel: Press Release
Type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address: 15 Pamaron Way, N/A, Novato, California 94949-6231

Distribution

Distribution pattern: NY, NH, CT, PA, GA, FL, IN, IA, WI, TX, CA, WA, CO, OR, DC, ME, MD, UT, SC, MI, and one consignee in Canada

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2016-06-02
FDA classified: 2016-07-15
Posted by FDA: 2016-07-27
Terminated: 2016-10-19
Status: Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1685-2016. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.