Caramel Double Chocolate Crunch Bar 6x5 recalled over Listeria risk

Recall date

June 3, 2016

Source

U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) — enforcement report

Official notice title

Atkins Nutritionals, Inc. recalls Caramel Double Chocolate Crunch Bar 6x5, UPC: 637480035057, Case UPC: 637480039055. Packaging: Outer paper carton conta…

Recall number

F-1717-2016

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

Atkins Nutritionals, Inc.

Sold / distributed

Nationwide. Canadian and foreign consignees. No VA/govt/military.

Why it was recalled

Atkins Nutritionals is recalling certain bar products because they contain or may have come in contact with equipment that processed product containing sunflower seeds distributed by supplier SunOpta Inc. that have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Class I is the FDA’s most serious recall level: there is a reasonable probability that using this product will cause serious harm or death.

What was recalled

Caramel Double Chocolate Crunch Bar 6x5, UPC: 637480035057, Case UPC: 637480039055. Packaging: Outer paper carton containing individually wrapped bars, Ambient Storage