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HighFDA (Food)·F-0543-2025·Announced 2025-02-19

Riverside Natural Foods Recalls Birthday Cake Granola Bars for Possible Metal Contamination

Riverside Natural Foods is recalling Chocolate Drizzled Birthday Cake Granola Bars in multiple sizes nationwide because they may contain metal pieces. Consumers should discard the product or return it to the retailer.

What this means for you

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 no reported illnesses or injuries. Metal contamination in food poses a clear risk of harm through choking and oral injury, even though no injuries have yet been reported, fitting the rubric criterion for Score 3: 'risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.'

Plain-English summary

Riverside Natural Foods, Ltd. is recalling Chocolate Drizzled Birthday Cake Granola Bars sold nationwide. The recall includes multiple package sizes: 25.5 oz (30 bars), 4.2 oz (5 bars), 17 oz (20 bars), 8.5 oz (10 bars), and 0.85 oz single bars. Approximately 2,408,883 cases are affected.

The granola bars may contain metal pieces, which pose a choking hazard and risk of injury to the mouth and throat if consumed.

Consumers who have purchased affected granola bars should not eat them. Discard the product or return it to the retailer where it was purchased.

The recalled product

Product
1. Chocolate Drizzled Birthday Cake Granola Bars 25.5oz (30 bars) 2. Chocolate Drizzled Birthday Cake Granola Bars 4.2oz (5 bars) 3. Chocolate Drizzled Birthday Cake Granola Bars 17oz (20 bars) 4. Chocolate Drizzled Birthday Cake Granola Bars 8.5oz (10 bars) 5. Chocolate Drizzl
Manufacturer
Riverside Natural Foods, Ltd.
Category
Food — Snack / Granola Bars
Hazard
  • metal-contamination
  • choking-hazard

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 (1)

  • 08/29/2025

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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