The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1303-2013·Announced 2013-04-17

Nashua Nutrition Recalls Proti Diet Chocolate Dream Bars for Salmonella Risk

Nashua Nutrition is recalling Proti Diet High Protein Chocolate Dream Bars due to potential Salmonella contamination. Consumers should stop eating the product and return it to the place of purchase.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

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 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric, regardless of whether specific illnesses are reported in the text.

Plain-English summary

Nashua Nutrition is voluntarily recalling 199 packages of Proti Diet High Protein Chocolate Dream Bars. The product is sold in 210 g packages containing 7 bars each, with UPC 6 21498 42238 1. The specific lot code is CR 18 13B, and the best before date is 2015-08.

The recall is being issued because the product may be contaminated with Salmonella. The agency has classified this as a Class I recall, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The product was distributed nationwide via internet sales. Consumers who have purchased this product should stop eating it immediately and return it to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the company for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Proti Diet High Protein Chocolate Dream Bar, is sold in 210 g packages (7 bars per package) UPC 6 21498 42238 1
Manufacturer
Nashua Nutrition
Affected units
199

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 (2)

  • Lot code CR 18 13B
  • and Best Before: 2015-08.

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Similar recalls