FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-1710-2016

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

Day Break Cranberry Almond Bar 6x5, UPC: 637480055062, Case UPC: 637480059060. Packaging: Outer paper carton containing individually wrapped bars, Ambient Storage

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Lot K52702, Best By 9/27/2016; Lot K52712, Best By 9/28/2016; Lot K52722, Best By 9/29/2016; Lot K52924, Best By 10/19/2016; Lot K52934, Best By 10/20/2016; Lot K52944, Best By 10/21/2016; Lot K53432, Best By 12/9/2016; Lot K53442, Best By 12/10/2016; Lot K53452, Best By 12/11/2016; Lot K60562, Best By 2/25/2017; Lot K60882, Best By 3/28/2017; Lot K60892, Best By 3/29/2017; Lot K60902, Best By 3/30/2017; Lot K61162, Best By 4/25/2017; Lot K61172, Best By 4/26/2017;
Quantity
112,531 cases

Why it was recalled

Atkins Nutritionals is recalling certain bar products because they contain or may have come in contact with equipment that processed product containing sunflower seeds distributed by supplier SunOpta Inc. that have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Recalling firm

Firm
Atkins Nutritionals, Inc.
Notification channel
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
1050 17th St Ste 1500, N/A, Denver, Colorado 80265-2078

Distribution

Distribution pattern
Nationwide. Canadian and foreign consignees. No VA/govt/military.

Timeline

Recall initiated
2016-06-03
FDA classified
2016-07-18
Posted by FDA
2016-07-27
Terminated
2017-02-13
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1710-2016. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.

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