Food recall

The Quaker Oats Company recall: Quaker Quinoa Granola Bars, chocolate nut medley packaged in a multi colored box with brown lettering

The Quaker Oats Company, of Chicago, IL, recalled Quaker Quinoa Granola Bars, chocolate nut medley packaged in a multi colored box with brown lettering and 1 other product. The FDA's reason: “SunOpta expanded their recall of listeria Monocytogenes in sunflower kernels. These sunflower kernels were used in the manufacturing of quinoa bars at the quaker oats company.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on June 2, 2016, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of October 19, 2016. 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

Listeria

Status

Terminated

Closed December 19, 2018

The recall

Company
The Quaker Oats Company (Chicago, IL)
Reason, in FDA's words
“SunOpta expanded their recall of listeria Monocytogenes in sunflower kernels. These sunflower kernels were used in the manufacturing of quinoa bars at the quaker oats company.”
Where it was sold
Distributed to multiple locations within the U.S. (nationwide): No foreign consignees.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
74324

The 2 products recalled

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

  • F-0047-2017 Class I

    Quaker Quinoa Granola Bars, chocolate nut medley packaged in a multi colored box with brown lettering. Wrapper UPC: 000 30000 00243 8

    Codes: Best by dates: all dats prior to November 15, 2016 (NOV 15 16 K)

    Quantity: 77,448 cases, 12 units per case, 5 bars per unit.

  • F-0048-2017 Class I

    Quaker quinoa granola bars, yogurt fruit and nut flavor packaged in a multi colored box with brown lettering. Wrapper UPC: 000 30000 00195 0

    Codes: Best by dates: all dats prior to November 15, 2016 (NOV 15 16 K)

    Quantity: 106, 436 cases, 12 units per case, 5 bars per unit.

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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 19, 2016.

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.