The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0888-2019·Announced 2019-02-20

RXBAR Mixed Berry Bars Recalled for Undeclared Peanut Allergen

Chicago Bar Company is voluntarily recalling RXBAR Mixed Berry bars due to undeclared peanut. Consumers should stop eating the product and return it to the store.

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, as no illnesses or injuries are reported in the source text.

Plain-English summary

Chicago Bar Company LLC d/b/a RXBAR is voluntarily recalling certain varieties of bars due to undeclared allergen peanut. The specific product involved is RXBAR: Mixed Berry, available in single bars, 12-count cartons, and 4-count cartons. The recall covers 75,695,266 individually wrapped bars.

The recall is necessary because the product contains peanut, which is not declared on the label. This poses a risk to consumers with peanut allergies. The affected products have Best By Dates between 3/14/2019 and 5/6/2019, and 7/10/2019 and 8/30/2019. The products were distributed domestically in numerous states including AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, and WI, as well as to DOD facilities in NV and VA. No foreign distribution was reported.

Consumers with a peanut allergy should not consume the recalled product. Those who have purchased the affected bars should stop eating them and return them to the place of purchase for a refund or disposal.

The recalled product

Product
RXBAR: Mixed Berry, single bar, 12-count carton, UPC 57777 00470, 4-count carton
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 (6)

  • Mixed Berry
  • single bar
  • UPC 57777 00467
  • 12-count carton
  • UPC 57777 00470
  • 4-count carton

Distribution

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.

See all 19 products in this recall →