YouBar Veganic Brownie Batter Bomb Nutrition Bar Recalled for Listeria Risk
YouBar is recalling Veganic Brownie Batter Bomb Nutrition Bars because the cashew butter ingredient may be 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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
YouBar Inc. is recalling 144 units of Veganic Brownie Batter Bomb Nutrition Bars. The product is a vegan, non-GMO, gluten-free bar containing 15 g of protein and weighing 2.18 oz (62 g). The recall is being conducted because the firm was notified by its supplier that the cashew butter used in the bars is under recall due to the potential presence of Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected product has the code 1117-02 and an expiration date of 10/18/2017. The distribution pattern is listed as direct customers. The source text does not specify the geographic scope of distribution or the number of units sold in specific regions.
Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and contact YouBar for further instructions. The recall is classified as Class I by the FDA, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
The recalled product
- Product
- Veganic Brownie Batter Bomb Nutrition Bar Vegan, 15 g protein, Non GMO, Gluten Free 2.18oz. (62 g) YouBar Inc. Monterey Park, CA.
- Manufacturer
- YouBar
- Category
- Food — Protein Bars
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 144
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)
- 1117-02 Expiration date: 10/18/2017
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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