Atkins Nutritionals Recalls Day Break Cranberry Almond Bars Due to Listeria Risk
Atkins Nutritionals is recalling Day Break Cranberry Almond Bars because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes from sunflower seeds.
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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Plain-English summary
Atkins Nutritionals, Inc. is voluntarily recalling Day Break Cranberry Almond Bars (6x5) because the products contain or may have come in contact with equipment that processed sunflower seeds. These sunflower seeds were distributed by supplier SunOpta Inc. and have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The recall affects 112,531 cases of the product, which are packaged in outer paper cartons containing individually wrapped bars. The affected lots include K52702, K52712, K52722, K52924, K52934, K52944, K53432, K53442, K53452, K60562, K60882, K60892, K60902, K61162, and K61172, with best-by dates ranging from September 27, 2016, to April 26, 2017. The product was distributed nationwide, as well as to Canadian and foreign consignees.
Consumers who have purchased these products should stop using them and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.
The recalled product
- Product
- Day Break Cranberry Almond Bar 6x5, UPC: 637480055062, Case UPC: 637480059060. Packaging: Outer paper carton containing individually wrapped bars, Ambient Storage
- Manufacturer
- Atkins Nutritionals, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Baked Goods / Bars
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 112,531
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 (20)
- Lot K52702
- Best By 9/27/2016
- Lot K52712
- Best By 9/28/2016
- Lot K52722
- Best By 9/29/2016
- Lot K52924
- Best By 10/19/2016
- Lot K52934
- Best By 10/20/2016
- Lot K52944
- Best By 10/21/2016
- Lot K53432
- Best By 12/9/2016
- Lot K53442
- Best By 12/10/2016
- Lot K53452
- Best By 12/11/2016
- Lot K60562
- Best By 2/25/2017
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 11 recalled by Atkins Nutritionals, 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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