Food recall

Given Imaging Ltd. recall: Given Imaging SmartBar Cereal Bar

Given Imaging Ltd., of Mansfield, MA, recalled Given Imaging SmartBar Cereal Bar. The FDA's reason: “Cereal bar may be contaminated with tobacco beetles.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on February 2, 2023, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of March 15, 2023. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

See FDA's words below

Status

Terminated

Closed March 22, 2024

The recall

Company
Given Imaging Ltd. (Mansfield, MA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Cereal bar may be contaminated with tobacco beetles.”
Where it was sold
AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, WA, WI; Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
91620

The product recalled

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

  • F-0418-2023 Class II

    Given Imaging SmartBar Cereal Bar; Net Weight 2.53 oz (72 g); Ingredients: glucose syrup, soy crisps, oats, pea protein, puffed wheat (wheat, sugar), concentrated pineapple juice, fructose, dried cranberries (cranberries, sugar, sunflower oil), dried apples, brown sugar, invert sugar, glycerin, honey, potassium sorbate (preservative), flavors. Contains: wheat gluten, soybeans. May contain tree nuts and sesame. SmartPill SmartBar 5-pack Manufactured for: Given Imaging 15 Hampshire St. Mansfield, MA Product of Israel

    Codes: Model Number: FGS-0505 Lot Numbers: 73614B; 74200B; 74800B Expiration Dates: 19-Jan 2023; 10-Jun-2023; 20-Jul-2023 GTIN: 04260167482705

    Quantity: 2,665 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 March 15, 2023.

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.