The Recall Desk
ModerateFDA (Food)·F-0800-2015·Announced 2015-01-28

Quest Nutrition Recalls Protein Bars Due to Possible Plastic Contamination

Quest Nutrition is recalling specific lots of QuestBar protein bars because they may contain plastic pieces from an ingredient supplier.

What this means for you

Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II, and the hazard involves potential foreign material (plastic) contamination without reported injuries, fitting the criteria for a moderate severity recall.

Plain-English summary

Quest Nutrition, LLC. is voluntarily recalling QuestBar Double Chocolate Chunk Bars and QuestBar Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bars. The recall is being conducted due to the possibility that plastic pieces were introduced into the products by an ingredients supplier.

The affected products include specific lots of the Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough flavor, with a production date of 10/22/14 and an expiration date of 10/21/15. The recall covers 4,752 bars (396 caddies containing 12 bars each) and 1,099 bars sold online. The firm sells these products online and to U.S. distributors in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Louisiana, which then further distribute the products. Foreign online consignees included customers in Canada, France, Australia, Norway, the Dominican Republic, England, Brazil, New Zealand, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Finland, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates.

Consumers who have purchased these specific lots of QuestBar protein bars should stop using them and contact Quest Nutrition for further instructions or a refund.

The recalled product

Product
QuestBar Protein Bar Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Flavor NET Wt. 2.12 OZ (60g) Lot #: 1BA6CCD14294 UPC Codes: - individual bar: 7-93573-21453-9 - caddie: 7-93573-21454-6 Production date: 10/22/14 Exp Date: 10/21/15 The protein bar is wrapped in a plastic wrapper cont

Distribution

Distributed in 3 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by Quest Nutrition, 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 2 products in this recall →