The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1224-2015·Announced 2015-02-25

Probar Recalls Frosted Peanut Butter Bars for Undeclared Milk Allergen

Probar LLC is voluntarily recalling specific lots of Frosted Peanut Butter BASE Protein Bars due to the possible presence of an undeclared milk allergen.

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 (milk), which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Probar LLC has initiated a voluntary recall of its PROBAR Base Frosted Peanut Butter Bars. The recall is being conducted because of the possible presence of an undeclared milk allergen in the product.

The affected product is the PROBAR Frosted Peanut Butter BASE Protein Bar, 2.46 oz film wrapped bar packaged in 12 wrapped units per sleeve/carton. The recall covers 180,682 bars. Specific lot numbers involved are 24289, 24188, and 24160.

The product was distributed nationwide to all US states and to one foreign location in Estonia. Consumers should check their pantries for these specific lot numbers and stop consuming the product if they are present.

The recalled product

Product
PROBAR Frosted Peanut Butter BASE Protein Bar, 2.46 oz film wrapped bar packaged in 12 wrapped units per sleeve/carton. Unit UPC:8-53152-10060-5. 12 count box UPC: 8-53152-10061-2.
Manufacturer
Probar LLC
Affected units
180,682

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 (3)

  • LOT# 24289 (EXP# 01/16/2016 Made 10/16/2014)
  • LOT# 24188 (EXP# 10/07/2015 Made 7/7/2014)
  • LOT# 24160 (EXP# 09/09/2015 Made 6/09/2014)

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.