Amrita Apple Cinnamon Energy Bar Recalled for Listeria Contamination
Amrita Health Foods is recalling 115,000 Apple Cinnamon 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 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 source text identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Amrita Health Foods is voluntarily recalling 115,000 units of Amrita Apple Cinnamon Energy Bar, 50gm (UPC: 853009004049). The recall is being issued because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected products were distributed nationwide and have best-by dates between April 24, 2018, and May 31, 2018. The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Consumers who have purchased these energy bars should stop using them immediately. They should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase for a refund. For more information, consumers can contact Amrita Health Foods.
The recalled product
- Product
- Amrita Apple Cinnamon Energy Bar, 50gm UPC: 853009004049
- Manufacturer
- Amrita Health Foods
- Category
- Food — Energy Bars
- 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.
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