General Mills Recalls Nature Valley Protein Bars for Listeria Risk
General Mills is voluntarily recalling Nature Valley Protein Chewy Bars and Simple Nut Bars due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination from sunflower kernels.
What this means for you
Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
General Mills, Inc. has announced a voluntary recall of multiple SKUs of Nature Valley Protein Chewy Bars and Nature Valley Simple Nut Bars. The specific product identified in the metadata is Nature Valley Protein Chewy Bars, Peanut, Almond, & Dark Chocolate (5 bars/carton, 1.42 oz each). The recall is being issued in association with an expanded recall of sunflower kernels from SunOpta due to the potential presence of Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected products were distributed in all U.S. states, including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, except for Alaska, South Dakota, and West Virginia. International distribution included Aruba, Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago, Curacao, Bermuda, Chile, Jamaica, Singapore, French Polynesia, and Hong Kong. The recall covers 762,319 cases and 1,544 pallets. Affected date codes range from BIUB 29MAR2016HN through BIUB 18JAN2017HN, all within shelf life.
Consumers should check their pantries for these products and stop consuming them if they match the description and date codes provided. The FDA classifies this as a Class I recall, which is the most serious type of recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
The recalled product
- Product
- Nature Valley Protein Chewy Bars, Peanut, Almond, & Dark Chocolate, Carton UPC 000-16000-45724, Case UPC 100-16000-45724, 5 bars/carton, , 5-1.42 OZ (40g)BARS, NET WT 7.1 OZ (201g).
- Manufacturer
- General Mills, Inc
- Category
- Food — Protein Bars
- 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)
- All date codes within shelf life. BIUB 29MAR2016HN through BIUB 18JAN2017HN
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 4 recalled by General Mills, 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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