Treehouse Foods Recalls Meijer Peanut Chocolate Chunk Pretzel Bars
Treehouse Foods is recalling Meijer Peanut Chocolate Chunk Pretzel Bars due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes from sunflower seeds.
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 mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Treehouse Foods is recalling Meijer Peanut Chocolate Chunk Pretzel Bars (UPC 1373312031) with a Best By/Date Code of DEC 09 16. The recall is being conducted because the products may be impacted by sunflower seeds contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected products were distributed in numerous US 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 who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific UPC and date code listed above. If found, they should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase for a refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- UPC 1373312031, Meijer Peanut Chocolate chunk Pretzel Bars, Best By/Date Code: DEC 09 16.
- Manufacturer
- Treehouse Foods
- Category
- Food — Snack 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 (1)
- Best By/Date Code: DEC 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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