The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1755-2016·Announced 2016-07-27

Kashi Whole Grain Trail Mix Bars Recalled for Listeria Risk

Kellogg Company is recalling Kashi Whole Grain Trail Mix Bars because they contain 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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum score of 4, and the source text explicitly states that Listeria monocytogenes can cause 'serious and sometimes fatal infections,' meeting the criteria for a score of 5.

Plain-English summary

Kellogg Company is recalling Kashi Whole Grain Trail Mix Bars, sold in 6-count retail cartons, because the product contains sunflower seeds that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products are identified by specific UPC codes and 'Better If Used Before' dates ranging from January 4, 2017, to February 10, 2017.

Listeria monocytogenes is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea, listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

The recall covers products distributed nationwide, as well as in Canada, Bermuda, the Bahamas, Guam, the US Virgin Islands, and the Mariana Islands. Consumers should check their pantries for the specific UPC codes and dates listed in the recall notice and stop consuming the product if it matches the description.

The recalled product

Product
Kashi Whole Grain Trail Mix Bars 35 g individual bar, 6 count retail carton (210 g), 12 cartons per case
Manufacturer
Kellogg Company
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 1 state specifically:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 6 recalled by Kellogg Company 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.

See all 6 products in this recall →

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