The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2422-2016·Announced 2016-10-12

Treehouse Foods Recalls Trail Mix Bars Due to Listeria Risk

Treehouse Foods is recalling Essential Everyday Trail Mix 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 source metadata identifies the agency classification as Class I, which corresponds to a Critical severity score (5) according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Treehouse Foods is recalling Essential Everyday Trail Mix Bars (UPC 4130300137) with a Best By/Date Code of JAN 04 17. The recall is being conducted because the products may be impacted by sunflower seeds contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The recall involves 92,865 cases of the product. 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 product was also distributed in Honduras, Nicaragua, and Chile.

Consumers should check their pantries for the specific product and date code listed above. If found, they should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase. The source text does not specify additional consumer instructions or contact information.

The recalled product

Product
UPC 4130300137, Essential Everyday Trail Mix Bars, Best By/Date Code: JAN 04 17.
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: JAN 04 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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