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.
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 2/5 (Moderate).
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…
- Manufacturer
- Quest Nutrition, LLC.
- Category
- Food — Protein Bars
Distribution
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.
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