The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2417-2016·Announced 2016-10-12

Treehouse Foods Recalls Peanut Almond Dark Chocolate Protein Bars for Listeria Risk

Treehouse Foods is recalling multiple brands of peanut almond dark chocolate protein 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 source metadata explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which corresponds to a Critical severity score under the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Treehouse Foods is voluntarily recalling specific lots of peanut almond dark chocolate protein bars. The recall is being conducted because the products may be impacted by sunflower seeds contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products include Meijer, Essential Everyday, Best Choice, Our Family, Great Value, Eating Right (Lucerne), and Spartan brand protein bars with specific UPCs and Best By/Date Codes listed in the official notice.

The recall covers 92,865 cases of the affected products. Distribution was reported in numerous U.S. states, including Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. The products were also distributed in Honduras, Nicaragua, and Chile.

Consumers should check their pantries for the specific UPCs and date codes listed in the recall notice. If they have these products, they should stop consuming them and follow the instructions provided by the recalling firm or the FDA for disposal or return.

The recalled product

Product
UPC 1373312016, Meijer Peanut Almond Dark Chocolate Protein Bars, Best By/Date Code: DEC 07 16. UPC 1373312016, Meijer Peanut Almond Dark Chocolate Protein Bars Best By/Date Code: JAN 07 17 UPC 4130304541, Essential Everyday Peanut Almond Dark Chocolate Protein Bar, Best…
Manufacturer
Treehouse Foods
Category
Food — Protein 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 (5)

  • Best By/Date Code: DEC 07 16
  • JAN 07 17
  • 12 06 16
  • 12 07 16
  • 01 06 17.

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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