Michele's Granola LLC Recall: The product has been recalled due to the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. - F-2811-2017

United States

TerminatedClass I

Company: Michele's Granola LLC
Product: Michele s Toasted Muesli, 16 oz bags, 12 units per case
Recall date: August 7, 2017
Terminated: January 26, 2018
Source: FDA

Reason for recall

The product has been recalled due to the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

August 7, 2017 - Recall initiated
September 6, 2017 - Reported by source
January 26, 2018 - Recall terminated

Recalled products
Product description	UPC	Quantity	Lot / code information
Michele s Toasted Muesli, 16 oz bags, 12 units per case	Not published in this source record	505 cases	Best By Dates: 7/31/17, 8/7/17, 8/14/17, 8/21/17, 8/28/17, 9/5/17, 9/12/17

Distribution

Distribution to retail grocery and retail grocery distributors in MD
VA
PA
DE
NY
NJ
NE and DC. Number of direct retail grocery accounts who received affected product: 80
and Micheles Granola website

Official source record

Agency: FDA
Dataset: FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number: F-2811-2017
Event ID: 77914
Status: Terminated
Classification: Class I
Company: Michele's Granola LLC
Product description: Michele s Toasted Muesli, 16 oz bags, 12 units per case
Quantity: 505 cases
Reason: The product has been recalled due to the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Recall initiation date: August 7, 2017
Report date: September 6, 2017
Classification date: Not published in this source record
Termination date: January 26, 2018
Distribution pattern: Distribution to retail grocery and retail grocery distributors in MD, VA, PA, DE, NY, NJ, NE and DC. Number of direct retail grocery accounts who received affected product: 80, and Micheles Granola website
UPC, lot, and code information: Best By Dates: 7/31/17, 8/7/17, 8/14/17, 8/21/17, 8/28/17, 9/5/17, 9/12/17
Voluntary or mandated: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial notification method: Letter
Source last updated: Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
Public Health Trace retrieval date: July 18, 2026 ET

Responsible company: Michele's Granola LLC

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Distribution map

Shading reflects state-level totals only, as published by the source. It does not imply county-level or point-level precision.

Distribution map
State	Distributed
Maryland	1
Virginia	1
Pennsylvania	1
Delaware	1
New York	1
New Jersey	1
Nebraska	1
District of Columbia	1

States shown are extracted from the source's free-text distribution description above; a narrative description (e.g. "distributed nationwide") may not list individual states to extract.

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Retrieved by Public Health Trace: July 18, 2026 ET

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