The Kasha Co. is recalling granola bars and granola from retail and club stores nationwide because of possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The recall by the Solana, CA, company is the latest in a series of precautionary, voluntary recalls because of potentially contaminated sunflower kernels that were used in dozens of foods. Kashi’s recall applies to some Trail Mix Chewy Granola Bars and certain Bear Naked Soft Baked Granola, according to a recall notice posted on the Food and Drug Administration website. As of the posting of the recall, no illnesses had been reported in relation to the recalled products. The specific products under recall can be identified by the following label information: Retail stores
- Kashi Trail Mix Chewy Granola Bars — 7.4 ounces; 6 count boxes; UPC number 18627 03000; best by dates of JAN0417; JAN0517; JAN0617; JAN0717; JAN0817; JAN09 17
- Bear Naked Soft Baked Granola, Cinnamon + Sunflower Butter — 11-ounce pouches; UPC number 84623 10163; best by dates of JAN 10 2017 and JAN 11 2017
Club stores
- Bear Naked Soft Baked Granola , Cinnamon + Sunflower Butter — 26-ounce pouches; UPC number 84623 10173; best by dates of DEC 24 2016; DEC 25 2016; JAN 11 2017; JAN 12 2017; JAN 13, 2017
Stores in the continental United Stated received the recalled products, Kashi reported in the recall notice. “People who have purchased affected product should discard it and contact Kashi for a full refund,” the company said in its recall notice. “Additional information is available on our website at www.consumeralert.kashi.com and by calling our consumer hotline at 1-877-747-2467, Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. – 3 p.m. PST.” The Kashi Co. identified the supplier of the sunflower kernels as SunOpta Inc. Based in Toronto, SunOpta issued a recall May 4 for some of its sunflower kernel products and expanded it May 18. “The company has completed its root cause analysis and is working with food safety experts to implement corrective and preventative measures,” SunOpta’s May 18 recall notice stated. “In an abundance of caution, SunOpta is voluntarily extending the period during which it is recalling a limited number of sunflower kernel products that have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.” SunOpta’s original recall notice reported the company had “isolated the production window to a short timeframe and are working with the FDA and customers to control and dispose of affected product.” (To sign up for a free subscription to Food Safety News, click here.)
