Updated July 12, 2024, with FDA warning letter, plant closure The Danville, IL plant that produced Quaker chewy granola bars recalled for Salmonella in December 2023 first detected the strain in the facility at least three years before the recall, according to a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warning letter.
Whole genome sequencing tests confirm that the same strain of Salmonella Cubano was found in the facility on several occasions between 2020 and 2023, indicating the company’s corrective actions failed. The strain does not match other food, environmental, or clinical isolates in the national database. This means the strain is unique to the facility and people who have gotten sick from the product have not had the kind of lab tests that can be uploaded to that database.
After the recall, which was expanded twice in January 2024, the company halted production at the 55-year-old plant and permanently closed it on June 8, 2024, saying the cost of modernizing the plant wasn’t feasible.
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Quaker Chewy Granola Bar Salmonella Recall
Initial reporting on the Quaker chewy granola bar Salmonella recall from December 2023 to January 2024
A Salmonella recall for various Quaker chewy granola bars, Dipps, and cereals includes Target, Walmart, Costco, Kroger, Publix, and other stores nationwide. Consumers should not eat the recalled products as Salmonella can cause severe illness and death. At the time of the recall, the company said it was not aware of any illnesses associated with the recalled products.
On January 11, the company expanded the recall to include additional products
On January 31, the company expanded the recall to include an additional product.
The recall includes:
- Quaker Big Chewy Bars
- Quaker Chewy Bars
- Quaker Chewy Bars Less Sugar
- Quaker Chewy Dipps
- Quaker Puffed Granola
- Quaker Simply Granola
- Quaker Protein Granola
- Quaker Chocolatey Favorites Snack Mix
- Quaker On The Go Snack Mix
- Frito-Lay Snacks Variety Pack With Quaker Chewy
- Frito-Lay Snack Time Favorites
- Cap’n Crunch Cereal Bars
- Cap’n Crunch Cereal
- Chewy Granola Breakfast Cereal
- Quaker Oatmeal Squares
- Gatorade Protein Bars
- Munchies Snack Mix
To see the specific lot codes and UPCs for each of these products, click this link to the recall posted on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) website.
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