The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-1422-2016·Announced 2016-06-15

Aldi Millville Protein Chew Bars Recalled for Listeria Risk

Schulze & Burch Biscuit Co is recalling Aldi's Millville protein chew bars because a supplier reported a Listeria monocytogenes positive test for an ingredient.

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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric, as Class I recalls involve a reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences or death.

Plain-English summary

Schulze & Burch Biscuit Co is recalling Aldi's Millville protein chew bars, dark chocolate peanut butter flavor, packaged in boxes of five. The recall involves 467,964 cartons. The product was shipped to 10 customers, all of which were Aldi distribution centers.

The recall was initiated after a supplier of one of the ingredients in the protein chewy bars informed the firm of a Listeria monocytogenes positive result. The affected products have the following codes: JAN 01 17 2T1, JAN 02 17 1T1, JAN 15 17 1T1, and JAN 15 17 2T1.

Consumers should check their pantries for these specific bars and codes. If found, they should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase for a refund.

The recalled product

Product
Aldi's Millville protein chew bars, dark chocolate peanut butter packaged 5 bars to a box in a yellow and brown box with brown and white lettering.
Hazard

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)

  • i. JAN 01 17 2T1 ii. JAN 02 17 1T1 iii. JAN 15 17 1T1 iv. JAN 15 17 2T1

Distribution

Distribution scope not specified by the agency.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by Schulze & Burch Biscuit 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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