Food recall: Quaker Oatmeal Squares due to potential Salmonella
Quaker Oats Co. is recalling Quaker Oatmeal Squares Brown Sugar in multiple sizes due to potential Salmonella contamination. Affected products have Best Before dates 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 recall involving a high-risk pathogen (Salmonella). Per the severity rubric, recalls of high-risk pathogens without reported illness meet the High (3) criterion.
Plain-English summary
Quaker Oats Co. is recalling Quaker Oatmeal Squares Brown Sugar in multiple package sizes: 14.5 oz, 21 oz, 43.5 oz (3-pack), and 29 oz (2-pack). The recall involves 22,512,942 total cases for all products.
The recall was initiated due to potential Salmonella contamination. Affected products have a Best Before date of Aug-02-24 or any earlier date.
These products were distributed and sold nationally in all U.S. states, Puerto Rico, Guam, and Saipan, as well as outside the United States. The manufacturer voluntarily initiated the recall on December 15, 2023. The recall was reported to the FDA on March 6, 2024, and was terminated on November 20, 2024.
The recalled product
- Product
- Quaker Oatmeal Squares Brown Sugar 14.5 oz; 21 oz; 43.5 oz 3 Pack; 29 oz 2 Count
- Manufacturer
- The Quaker Oats Co.
- Category
- Food
- 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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