Food recall

Clif Bar And Company recall: CLIF Bar Brand Coconut Chocolate Chip CLIF Bars

Clif Bar And Company, of Emeryville, CA, recalled CLIF Bar Brand Coconut Chocolate Chip CLIF Bars and 1 other product. The FDA's reason: “The product contains undeclared Coconut in the ingredient statement. The Coconut Chocolate Chip bars were inadvertently placed in White Chocolate Macadamia CLIF Bar wrappers and these mislabeled...” The FDA classified it Class III: it is unlikely to cause harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on July 30, 2012, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of September 12, 2012. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class III

It is unlikely to cause harm

Why

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed April 3, 2013

The recall

Company
Clif Bar And Company (Emeryville, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“The product contains undeclared Coconut in the ingredient statement. The Coconut Chocolate Chip bars were inadvertently placed in White Chocolate Macadamia CLIF Bar wrappers and these mislabeled bars were placed inside correctly labeled Coconut Chocolate Chip CLIF Bar boxes.”
Where it was sold
Distributed to Targets and Walmarts in 25 states.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
62695

The 2 products recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-2119-2012 Class III

    CLIF Bar Brand Coconut Chocolate Chip CLIF Bars, 6-pack boxes, UPC: 7-22252-66030-5 Product is manufactured by Harlan Bakeries in Indianapolis, IN.

    Codes: Best By date: 16MAY13G1 on both carton and individual bars contained within.

    Quantity: 53,453 boxes. Each box contains 6 bars

  • F-2120-2012 Class III

    CLIF Bar Brand White Chocolate Macadamia CLIF Bar, 2.4 oz (68g), Individually wrapped bars Product is manufactured by Harlan Bakeries in Indianapolis, IN.

    Codes: Best By date: 16MAY13G1

    Quantity: 53,453 boxes. Each box contains 6 bars

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of September 12, 2012.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.