The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-3477-2017·Announced 2017-09-06

Amrita Pineapple Chia Energy Bar Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Amrita Health Foods is recalling Pineapple Chia Energy Bars due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should check their pantry for affected products.

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 FDA has classified this recall as Class I, which meets the rubric criteria for a Critical severity score (5).

Plain-English summary

Amrita Health Foods is voluntarily recalling Amrita Pineapple Chia Energy Bars, 50gm, due to the potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall involves 115,000 bars distributed nationwide. The affected products have a Best Buy date between 04/24/2018 and 05/31/2018 and can be identified by the UPC 853009004025.

Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has classified this recall as Class I, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Consumers who have purchased these energy bars should check their pantries for the specific UPC and Best Buy dates listed above. If found, consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase for a refund. No specific instructions for disposal are provided in the source text, but standard food safety practices apply.

The recalled product

Product
Amrita Pineapple Chia Energy Bar, 50gm UPC: 853009004025
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 →