The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-3475-2017·Announced 2017-09-06

Amrita Mango Coconut Energy Bar Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Amrita Health Foods is recalling 115,000 Mango Coconut Energy Bars nationwide 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 classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Amrita Health Foods is voluntarily recalling 115,000 units of Amrita Mango Coconut Energy Bar, 50gm (UPC: 853009004018). The recall is being issued because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected product was distributed nationwide. Consumers should check their pantries for these bars, which have a Best Buy date between 04/24/2018 and 05/31/2018.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Amrita Mango Coconut Energy Bar, 50gm UPC: 853009004018
Hazard
Affected units
115,000

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 Buy date between 04/24/2018 to 05/31/2018

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 9 recalled by Amrita Health 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 9 products in this recall →

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