Quaker granola cereal recalled nationwide for potential Salmonella contamination
Quaker Chewy Granola Breakfast Cereal in chocolate flavor is recalled due to potential Salmonella contamination. Affected products have a 'Best Before' date of Aug-02-24 or earlier and were distributed nationally and internationally.
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 3/5 (High).
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: FDA Class II classification with potential Salmonella contamination, a high-risk pathogen, but no reported illnesses or injuries documented in the source.
Plain-English summary
Quaker Chewy Granola Breakfast Cereal in chocolate flavor (12.6 oz and 12.6 oz 2-Pack) is being recalled due to potential Salmonella contamination. The Quaker Oats Co. voluntarily initiated this recall on December 15, 2023.
The affected products were distributed nationally across all U.S. states, Puerto Rico, Guam, Saipan, and internationally. Over 22 million cases are involved. Products bearing a 'Best Before' date of August 2, 2024, or earlier are affected.
The recall was terminated on November 20, 2024.
The recalled product
- Product
- Quaker Chewy Granola Breakfast Cereal Chocolate 12.6 oz; 12.6 oz 2 Pack
- Manufacturer
- The Quaker Oats Co.
- Category
- Food — Breakfast Cereal
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 22,512,942
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 (1)
- Best Before of Aug-02-24 and any earlier date
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 65 recalled by The Quaker Oats Co. 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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