The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2423-2016·Announced 2016-10-12

Treehouse Foods Recalls Best Choice Trail Mix Bars Due to Listeria Risk

Treehouse Foods is recalling Best Choice Trail Mix Fruit and Nut 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 explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which corresponds to a Critical severity score per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Treehouse Foods is voluntarily recalling Best Choice Trail Mix Fruit and Nut Bars (UPC 7003860349) 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 affected product. Distribution occurred in the United States across multiple 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 UPC and date code listed above. If the product is found, it should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase. No specific instructions for disposal or refund are provided in the source text.

The recalled product

Product
UPC 7003860349, Best Choice Trail Mix Fruit and Nut 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.

See all 55 products in this recall →

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