The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0625-2013·Announced 2012-11-14

Think Thin Nutrition Bars Recalled for Potential Salmonella Contamination

Think Thin, LLC is recalling Crunch thinkThin nutrition bars that may contain peanuts contaminated with Salmonella.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Think Thin, LLC is voluntarily recalling Crunch thinkThin Brand, Chocolate Dipped Mixed Nuts nutrition bars. The recall is being conducted because the product may contain blanched roasted peanuts supplied by Sunland, Inc., which have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

The affected product is packaged in plastic and labeled as distributed by thinkproducts in Ventura, CA. The recall involves 3,112 cases, with 120 bars per case. The product was distributed nationwide in the United States, with no international distribution. Specific best-by dates and UPC codes are listed in the official recall notice.

Consumers should stop eating the recalled bars and check their pantries for the specific product and dates listed in the recall notice. The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product
Nutrition bar. Crunch¿ thinkThin Brand, Chocolate Dipped Mixed Nuts, 40 grams. Packaged in plastic, labeled as:"Distributed by thinkproducts***Ventura, CA 93003***". 10 bars/carton, 12 cartons/case. 120 bars per case
Manufacturer
Think Thin, LLC
Affected units
3,112

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 (20)

  • UPC Code: 7 53656 70843 0 Best by Dates: 101812
  • 102612
  • 110812
  • 110912
  • 120312
  • 030713
  • 030813
  • 031613
  • 032513
  • 041213
  • 041313
  • 042113
  • 042513
  • 042813
  • 051213
  • 052313
  • 052413
  • 060713
  • 061413
  • 062613

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 7 recalled by Think Thin, LLC 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.

See all 7 products in this recall →