The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0991-2024·Announced 2024-03-06

Breakfast Cereal Recall: Quaker Oatmeal Squares for Potential Salmonella

The Quaker Oats Co. is recalling Quaker Oatmeal Squares Breakfast Cereal due to potential Salmonella contamination. The product was distributed nationally and internationally.

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: FDA Class II recall involving Salmonella, a high-risk pathogen. No illnesses or injuries are reported in the source text. Per the severity rubric, high-risk pathogens without reported illness warrant a score of 3 (High).

Plain-English summary

The Quaker Oats Co. is recalling Quaker Oatmeal Squares Breakfast Cereal, Variety Pack 43.5 oz (3 pack), due to potential Salmonella contamination. The recall involves approximately 22,512,942 total cases of this product.

The product was distributed and sold nationally in all states, Puerto Rico, Guam, and Saipan, as well as outside the United States. Affected items bear a Best Before date of August 2, 2024, or any earlier date.

Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. This voluntary recall was initiated by The Quaker Oats Co. on December 15, 2023, and was terminated on November 20, 2024.

The recalled product

Product
Quaker Oatmeal Squares Breakfast Cereal, Variety Pack 43.5 oz 3 Pack
Manufacturer
The Quaker Oats Co.
Category
Food — Breakfast Cereal
Hazard
  • salmonella

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

Distribution scope not specified by the agency.

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