The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-1167-2019·Announced 2019-03-20

Nature's Path Organic Chocolate Choco Chimps Cereal Recalled for Undeclared Gluten

Nature's Path is recalling Organic Chocolate Choco Chimps cereal because it may contain undeclared gluten (wheat and barley).

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

Plain-English summary

Nature's Path Foods, Inc. is recalling Nature's Path Organic Chocolate Choco Chimps Organic cereal, Net Wt. 10 oz (284 g), UPC 58449-87024. The recall involves 9,242 cases of the product with a Best Before Date of 8/27/2019.

The recall was initiated because the gluten-free cereal may contain undeclared gluten, specifically wheat and barley. This poses a risk to consumers with celiac disease or gluten sensitivity.

The product was distributed nationwide, including Puerto Rico, and internationally to Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Israel, Korea, the Philippines, and Ukraine. Consumers should check their pantries for this specific product and UPC code. If found, they should stop consuming it and follow the instructions provided by the recalling firm or the FDA.

The recalled product

Product
Nature's Path Organic Chocolate Choco Chimps Organic cereal. Net Wt. 10 oz (284 g), UPC 58449-87024. Nature's Path Foods, Inc., Blaine, WA 98230
Manufacturer
Nature'S Path Foods Inc
Category
Food — Cereal
Hazard
Affected units
9,242

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 Date: 8/27/2019

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 1 state specifically:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 3 recalled by Nature'S Path Foods Inc 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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