Treehouse Foods Recalls Sweet and Salty Almond Bars for Listeria Risk
Treehouse Foods is recalling multiple brands of sweet and salty almond chewy bars because they may contain sunflower seeds 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 indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the recalled product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
Treehouse Foods is voluntarily recalling specific varieties of sweet and salty almond chewy bars and almond bars. The recall is being conducted because the products may be impacted by sunflower seeds that are contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected products include Roundy, ShurFine, Meijer, Western Family, Signature Kitchen, Food Club, Essential Everyday, Our Family, Tops, Great Value, FoodHold, and Spartan brand bars. The recall covers 92,865 cases of these products. The specific Best By or Date Codes involved are DEC 07 16, DEC 08 16, 12 08 16, and 12 09 16.
These products were distributed in 36 U.S. states and in Honduras, Nicaragua, and Chile. Consumers should check their pantries for these specific products and UPC codes. If found, they should not consume the bars and should dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- UPC 1115029456, Roundy Sweet and Salty Almond Chewy Bars, Best By/Date Code: DEC 08 16. UPC 1116103436, ShurFine Sweet and Salty Almond Chewy Bars, Best By/Date Code: DEC 08 16. UPC 1373312025, Meijer Sweet and Salty Almond Bars, Best By/Date Code: DEC 07 16, DEC 08 16.…
- Manufacturer
- Treehouse Foods
- Category
- Food — Baked Goods / Bars
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 92,865
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)
- Best By/Date Code: DEC 07 16
- DEC 08 16
- 12 08 16
- 12 09 16.
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 55 recalled by Treehouse Foods 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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