GoMacro Recalls Almond Butter and Sunflower Butter Bars for Salmonella Risk
GoMacro is recalling specific lots of almond butter and sunflower butter bars due to potential Salmonella contamination.
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 per the rubric mandates a score of 5 (Critical) regardless of other factors, as Class I recalls involve a reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences or death.
Plain-English summary
GoMacro, Inc. is voluntarily recalling specific lots of gomacro MACROBAR brand almond butter + carob and sunflower butter + chocolate bars. The recall involves 20,063 bars total, specifically lots 1634 and 1645 of the almond butter + carob variety and lot 1646 of the sunflower butter + chocolate variety.
The recall is being conducted because these products have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The affected products were distributed nationwide as well as in Canada and the United Kingdom.
Consumers who have purchased these specific lots should stop consuming the products and check their inventory for the lot numbers listed above. The source text does not provide specific instructions for disposal or refund, but consumers should generally follow the guidance provided by the recalling firm or the FDA.
The recalled product
- Product
- gomacro MACROBAR brand almond butter + carob. Net Wt. 2 oz (57 g)
- Manufacturer
- GoMacro, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Confectionery / Bars
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 20,063
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 (4)
- 10MAR15
- Lot 1634
- and 18MAR15
- Lot 1645
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 recalled by GoMacro, 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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