YouBar Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars Recalled for Listeria Risk
YouBar is recalling Chocolate Peanut Butter Whole Food Bars because cashew butter used in the product may contain Listeria monocytogenes.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of at least 4 per the rubric. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
YouBar Inc. is recalling specific boxes of YouBar Whole Food Bar, Chocolate Peanut Butter. The recall was initiated after the firm was notified by a supplier that the cashew butter used in the protein bars is under recall due to the potential presence of Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected product is the 1.58 oz. (45g) bar, sold in boxes of 12. The specific units subject to recall are identified by an expiry date of 11/11/2017. The source text does not specify the number of units affected or the geographic distribution beyond direct customers.
Consumers who have purchased these specific bars should stop consuming them and dispose of the product or return it to the place of purchase. The recall is driven by the potential for Listeria monocytogenes contamination in the cashew butter ingredient.
The recalled product
- Product
- YouBar Whole Food Bar, Chocolate Peanut Butter; 1.58 oz. (45g); Gluten Free, Non GMO, Vegan; 12 bars per box Manufactured by YouBar Inc. Monterey Park, CA.
- Manufacturer
- YouBar
- Category
- Food — Protein Bars
- Hazard
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)
- Expiry date : 11/11/2017
Distribution
Distribution scope not specified by the agency.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 33 recalled by YouBar 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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