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General Mills, Inc Recall: General Mills announced a voluntary U.S. recall of multiple skus of Nature Valley Protein Chewy Bars and Nature Valley Simple Nut Bars. The recall is being issued in association with the expanded recall of sunflower kernels from SunOpta due to the potential presence of Listeria monocytogenes.

United States

TerminatedClass I

Company
General Mills, Inc
Product
Nature Valley Protein Chewy Bars, Peanut, Almond, & Dark Ch…
Recall date
June 2, 2016
Terminated
March 30, 2017
Source
FDA

Reason for recall

General Mills announced a voluntary U.S. recall of multiple skus of Nature Valley Protein Chewy Bars and Nature Valley Simple Nut Bars. The recall is being issued in association with the expanded recall of sunflower kernels from SunOpta due to the potential presence of Listeria monocytogenes.

  1. - Recall initiated
  2. - Reported by source
  3. - Recall terminated
Recalled products
Product description UPC Quantity Lot / code information
Nature Valley Protein Chewy Bars, Peanut, Almond, & Dark Chocolate, Carton UPC 000-16000-45724, Case UPC 100-16000-45724, 5 bars/carton, , 5-1.42 OZ (40g)BARS, NET WT 7.1 OZ (201g). 000-16000-45724 Not published in this source record Not published in this source record

Distribution

  • US: All states in USA including PUERTO RICO
  • VIRGIN ISLANDS except AK
  • SD & WV. OUS: ARUBA
  • BARBADOS
  • TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
  • CURACAO
  • BERMUDA
  • CHILE JAMAICA
  • SINGAPORE
  • FRENCH POLYNESIA
  • HONG KONG.

Official source record

Agency
FDA
Dataset
FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number
F-2002-2016
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class I
Company
General Mills, Inc
Product description
Nature Valley Protein Chewy Bars, Peanut, Almond, & Dark Chocolate, Carton UPC 000-16000-45724, Case UPC 100-16000-45724, 5 bars/carton, , 5-1.42 OZ (40g)BARS, NET WT 7.1 OZ (201g).
Quantity
Not published in this source record
Reason
General Mills announced a voluntary U.S. recall of multiple skus of Nature Valley Protein Chewy Bars and Nature Valley Simple Nut Bars. The recall is being issued in association with the expanded recall of sunflower kernels from SunOpta due to the potential presence of Listeria monocytogenes.
Recall initiation date
June 2, 2016
Report date
September 7, 2016
Classification date
Not published in this source record
Termination date
March 30, 2017
Distribution pattern
US: All states in USA including PUERTO RICO, VIRGIN ISLANDS except AK, SD & WV. OUS: ARUBA, BARBADOS, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, CURACAO, BERMUDA, CHILE JAMAICA, SINGAPORE, FRENCH POLYNESIA, HONG KONG.
UPC, lot, and code information
UPC 000-16000-45724
Voluntary or mandated
Not published in this source record
Initial notification method
Not published in this source record
Source last updated
Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
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Responsible company: General Mills, Inc

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State Distributed
Alaska 1
South Dakota 1
West Virginia 1

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