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CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2415-2016·Announced 2016-10-12

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.

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 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

Distributed in 38 states:

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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