The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0882-2019·Announced 2019-02-20

RXBAR Chocolate Chip Bars Recalled for Undeclared Peanut Allergen

Chicago Bar Company LLC is voluntarily recalling RXBAR Chocolate Chip bars due to undeclared peanut. Consumers should stop eating the product.

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: The recall involves allergen mislabeling on a common allergen (peanut), which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Chicago Bar Company LLC d/b/a RXBAR is voluntarily recalling certain varieties of RXBAR Chocolate Chip bars. The recall is being conducted because the product contains an undeclared allergen, specifically peanut.

The affected products are 1.83oz bars sold in single bar, 12-count, 5-count, and 4-count cartons. The recall covers 75,695,266 individually wrapped bars. The best-by dates for the affected units are between 3/24/2019 and 5/14/2019, 7/11/2019 and 9/8/2019, and 9/30/2019 and 10/1/2019. The products were distributed domestically in numerous states and to the Department of Defense in Nevada and Virginia.

Consumers who have purchased these products should stop eating them immediately. Individuals with a peanut allergy should be particularly cautious. The firm did not report any foreign distribution.

The recalled product

Product
RXBAR: Chocolate Chip, 1.83oz bars, single bar,, 12-count carton, , 5-count carton,, 4-count carton
Manufacturer
CHICAGO BAR COMPANY LLC RXBAR
Category
Food — Protein Bars
Hazard
Affected units
75,695,266

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 (12)

  • Chocolate Chip
  • 1.83oz bars
  • single bar
  • UPC 57777 00469
  • 12-count carton
  • UPC 57777 00472
  • 5-count carton
  • UPC 58030 00845
  • 4-count carton
  • UPC 57777 00492
  • Best by Dates between 3/24/2019 5/14/2019
  • 7/11/2019 9/8/2019 and 9/30/2019 10/1/2019

Distribution

Distributed in 43 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 19 recalled by CHICAGO BAR COMPANY LLC RXBAR 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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