Treehouse Foods product recalled over Listeria risk

Recall date

May 3, 2016

Source

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

Official notice title

Treehouse Foods recalls UPC 1373312016, Meijer Peanut Almond Dark Chocolate Protein Bars, Best By/Date Code: DEC 07 16. UPC 1373312016, Meijer…

Recall number

F-2417-2016

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

Treehouse Foods

Sold / distributed

US: AL, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, FL, IL, IN, IA, KS,KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NE, NV, NM, NY, NC,ND, OH, OK, OR, PA,SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WY. OUS: HONDURAS, NICARAGUA, CHILE.

Why it was recalled

TreeHouse Foods is recalling products that may be impacted by sunflower seeds 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

UPC 1373312016, Meijer Peanut Almond Dark Chocolate Protein Bars, Best By/Date Code: DEC 07 16. UPC 1373312016, Meijer Peanut Almond Dark Chocolate Protein Bars Best By/Date Code: JAN 07 17 UPC 4130304541, Essential Everyday Peanut Almond Dark Chocolate Protein Bar, Best By/Date Code: DEC 07 16. UPC 7003863812, Best Choice Peanut Almond Dark Chocolate Protein Bars, Best By/Date Code: DEC 07 16, JAN 07 17. UPC 7025322722, Our Family Peanut Almond Dark Chocolate Protein Bars Best By/Date Code: DEC 07 16. UPC 7874203429, Great Value Peanut Almond Dark Chocolate Protein Bars, Best By/Date Code: 12 06 16, 12 07 16, 01 06 17. UPC 7989380097, Eating Right (Lucerne) Peanut Almond Dark Chocolate Protein Bars, Best By/Date Code: DEC 07 16, JAN 07 17. UPC 1121302629 Spartan Peanut Almond Dark Chocolate Protein Bars Best By/Date Dec 07 16.