Oats Quaker recalls the granola bars for potential salmonella, the FDA warns
This decision affects dozens of company products sold nationally.
Few articles in the pantry can help fight hunger in a pinch like granola bars. They are an excellent article for A quick breakfast By leaving the door in the morning, a quick way to prepare for a training session and an appropriate snack almost at any time that you feel tingling. But even if they are your choice, you may want to take into account a new warning from the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) after Quaker Oats recalled the granola bars and other products due to the potential Salmonella .
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In a recall notice published by the agency on December 15, the Quaker Oats Company said it was more than Three dozen products shelves on possible bacterial contamination. The long list includes several flavors and formats of size of its popular Granola bars "Chewy" and "Big Chewy", as well as varieties packs that could contain the items. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
The recall also has an impact on granola cereals under the Quaker brand, including various flavors of its soufflé granola, simply granola and its protein granola. A complete list of products - including the UPC, labels and "best before" dates that can be used to identify affected items - can be found on The agency's opinion . The assigned items were sold in the 50 states and in Puerto Rico, Guam and Saipan.
According to the alert and healthy people who ingest food or drinks contaminated by Salmonella Feel symptoms such as fever, diarrhea that can sometimes be bloody, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. However, bacteria can enter the blood circulation in rare cases and cause more serious illnesses, including arterial infections, endocarditis and arthritis. The microorganism can "cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, fragiles or the elderly, and others with weakened immune systems".
The opinion indicates that there has so far been no report of diseases related to the elements recalled. However, customers are invited to check their kitchen cabinets for one of the affected granola cereals or cereals and immediately.
Anyone who bought the recalled items can request a refund in Quaker using the contact details provided on the alert. The company stresses that the move does not affect any other item in its range of products.
It is not the only time when recently, a food or a popular drink has been removed from the shelves on health problems. Last month, United Packers, LLC announced that it was recalling Almost 2,000 cases Diet Coke, Sprite and Fanta Orange wrapped in cans of 12 ounces sold in Alabama, Florida and Mississippi. The company quoted " Potential foreign material "Contamination in the cans for its decision.
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