FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-2417-2016

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

UPC 1373312016, Meijer Peanut Almond Dark Chocolate Protein Bars, Best By/Date Code: DEC 07 16. UPC 1373312016, Meijer Peanut Almond Dark Chocolate Protein Bars Best By/Date Code: JAN 07 17 UPC 4130304541, Essential Everyday Peanut Almond Dark Chocolate Protein Bar, Best By/Date Code: DEC 07 16. UPC 7003863812, Best Choice Peanut Almond Dark Chocolate Protein Bars, Best By/Date Code: DEC 07 16, JAN 07 17. UPC 7025322722, Our Family Peanut Almond Dark Chocolate Protein Bars Best By/Date Code: DEC 07 16. UPC 7874203429, Great Value Peanut Almond Dark Chocolate Protein Bars, Best By/Date Code: 12 06 16, 12 07 16, 01 06 17. UPC 7989380097, Eating Right (Lucerne) Peanut Almond Dark Chocolate Protein Bars, Best By/Date Code: DEC 07 16, JAN 07 17. UPC 1121302629 Spartan Peanut Almond Dark Chocolate Protein Bars Best By/Date Dec 07 16.

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Best By/Date Code: DEC 07 16, JAN 07 17, 12 06 16, 12 07 16, 01 06 17.
Quantity
92,865 cases for all products

Why it was recalled

TreeHouse Foods is recalling products that may be impacted by sunflower seeds contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Recalling firm

Firm
Treehouse Foods
Notification channel
Telephone
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
2021 Spring Rd Ste 600, N/A, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523-1860

Distribution

Distribution pattern
US: AL, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, FL, IL, IN, IA, KS,KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NE, NV, NM, NY, NC,ND, OH, OK, OR, PA,SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WY. OUS: HONDURAS, NICARAGUA, CHILE.

Timeline

Recall initiated
2016-05-03
FDA classified
2016-09-30
Posted by FDA
2016-10-12
Terminated
2017-08-15
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-2417-2016. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.