Atkins Cashew Trail Mix Bars Recalled for Listeria Risk
Atkins Nutritionals is recalling Cashew Trail Mix 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 text explicitly states the agency classification is Class I, which mandates a score of 5 per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Atkins Nutritionals, Inc. is recalling 3,719 cases of Cashew Trail Mix Bar 6x5 (UPC: 637480025850, Case UPC: 637480029858). The affected product is identified by Lot K53524 and a Best By date of 12/18/2016. The product is packaged in an outer paper carton containing individually wrapped bars and is intended for ambient storage.
The recall was initiated because the bars contain or may have come in contact with equipment that processed product containing sunflower seeds distributed by supplier SunOpta Inc. These sunflower seeds have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The agency has classified this recall as Class I.
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 this specific lot and date code and dispose of the product if found.
The recalled product
- Product
- Cashew Trail Mix Bar 6x5, UPC: 637480025850, Case UPC: 637480029858. Packaging: Outer paper carton containing individually wrapped bars, Ambient Storage
- Manufacturer
- Atkins Nutritionals, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Baked Goods / Bars
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 3,719
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 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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