Atkins Nutritionals Recalls Day Break Chocolate Hazelnut Bars for Listeria Risk
Atkins Nutritionals is recalling Day Break Chocolate Hazelnut Bars because they may have contacted equipment that processed sunflower seeds potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
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 metadata explicitly identifies this as an FDA Class I recall, which the rubric defines as Critical (Score 5) regardless of other factors.
Plain-English summary
Atkins Nutritionals, Inc. is recalling Day Break Chocolate Hazelnut Bars (6x5) because the products contain or may have come in contact with equipment that processed sunflower seeds. These seeds were distributed by supplier SunOpta Inc. and have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The recall involves 17,033 cases of the product, which are packaged in outer paper cartons containing individually wrapped bars. The affected lots are K52964 (Best By 10/23/2016), K53504 (Best By 12/16/2016), K53514 (Best By 12/17/2016), and K53524 (Best By 12/18/2016). The product was distributed nationwide, as well as to Canadian and foreign consignees. It was not distributed to VA, government, or military channels.
Consumers should check their pantries for these specific lot numbers and best-by dates. If they have the recalled product, they should stop consuming it and follow the instructions provided by the recalling firm or the FDA regarding disposal or return.
The recalled product
- Product
- Day Break Chocolate Hazelnut Bar 6x5, UPC: 637480055321, Case UPC: 637480059534. Packaging: Outer paper carton containing individually wrapped bars, Ambient Storage
- Manufacturer
- Atkins Nutritionals, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Baked Goods / Bars
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 17,033
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 (8)
- Lot K52964
- Best By 10/23/2016
- Lot K53504
- Best By 12/16/2016
- Lot K53514
- Best By 12/17/2016
- Lot K53524
- Best By 12/18/2016
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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