The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-3382-2017·Announced 2017-08-23

Laura's Boston Brownies Recalls Bhufit Bars for Listeria Risk

Laura's Boston Brownies is recalling Bhufit Bar Salted Caramel Pecan products due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classified this recall as Class I — 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. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "Potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination."

Plain-English summary

Laura's Boston Brownies is voluntarily recalling 62,951 units of Bhufit Bar Salted Caramel Pecan. The recall is being issued because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products are identified by lot codes 13017 and 13817. These items were distributed within the United States to direct accounts, online customers, and as samples.

Consumers who have purchased these specific lot codes should stop consuming the product and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in vulnerable populations.

The recalled product

Product
Bhufit Bar Salted Caramel Pecan
Hazard
Affected units
62,951

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)

  • Lot codes: 13017 and 13817

Distribution

Distribution scope not specified by the agency.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 9 recalled by Laura's Boston Brownies 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 9 products in this recall →

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