The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-0539-2025·Announced 2025-02-19

Mixed Berry Granola Bars Recalled for Possible Metal Contamination

Riverside Natural Foods is recalling Mixed Berry Granola Bars nationwide (2.4 million cases) because they may contain metal pieces. Affected consumers should not eat the product and should contact the manufacturer for a refund.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: FDA Class II recall with a confirmed physical hazard (metal contamination) but no reported injuries or hospitalizations. The hazard poses risk of choking and mouth injury; the absence of reported harm keeps the score at High rather than Severe.

Plain-English summary

Riverside Natural Foods, Ltd. is recalling Mixed Berry Granola Bars distributed nationwide due to the potential presence of metal pieces in the product. The recall affects approximately 2.4 million cases, including two product sizes: 34-ounce boxes containing 40 bars and 5.1-ounce boxes containing 6 bars.

Consumers should not eat the affected product. Metal contamination poses a choking hazard and may cause injury to the mouth or teeth.

Consumers who have purchased affected product should contact Riverside Natural Foods, Ltd. for a refund or replacement. For complete product identification including specific UPC codes and best-by dates, consumers can reference FDA recall notice F-0539-2025.

The recalled product

Product
1. Mixed Berry Granola Bars; 34oz (40 bars) 2. Mixed Berry Granola Bars; 5.1oz (6 bars) 3.
Manufacturer
Riverside Natural Foods, Ltd.
Category
Food — Snacks
Hazard
Affected units
2,408,883

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (9)

  • 1. UPC: X002FK87OZ
  • Best by: 10/04/2025
  • 11/23/2025
  • 11/24/2025 and UPC: 10687456216475
  • best by: 10/04/2025
  • best by 07/19/2025
  • 09/08/2025
  • 09/16/2025
  • 01/19/2026

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 12 recalled by Riverside Natural Foods, Ltd. under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

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