Food recall

Gretchen's Shoebox Express recall: Starbuck Protein Bistro Box

Gretchen's Shoebox Express, of Seattle, WA, recalled Starbuck Protein Bistro Box. The FDA's reason: “The 0.5 oz. single-serve Honey Peanut Butter squeeze packs in the Starbuck Protein Bistro Boxes containing peanut that has a potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on October 2, 2012, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of October 24, 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 I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Salmonella

Status

Terminated

Closed November 21, 2012

The recall

Company
Gretchen's Shoebox Express (Seattle, WA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“The 0.5 oz. single-serve Honey Peanut Butter squeeze packs in the Starbuck Protein Bistro Boxes containing peanut that has a potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.”
Where it was sold
Product was distributed at cafe stores in Oregon and Washington only. There are no Canadian consignees.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
63340

The product recalled

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

  • F-0139-2013 Class I

    Starbuck Protein Bistro Box, 6.80 oz. package, UPC 762111881502. The Starbuck Protein Bistro Box contains the 0.5 oz. single-serve Honey Peanut Butter Blend squeeze pack with the UPC 894455000391.

    Codes: Enjoy By dates: 09/02/12 to 09/27/12, 9/28/12, 9/30/12-10/6/12. The 0.5 oz. single-serve Honey Peanut Butter squeeze pack has the Best By dates: 7/14/13, 8/10/13, 8/13/13, 8/14/13, 8/15/13, and/or 8/26/13.

    Quantity: approximately 16, 752 units

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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 October 24, 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.