Expanded RECALL: granola bars, sunflower seeds, energy bars

[Natalka]

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a food recall Thursday, due to a possible listeria contamination.


The products in question include Harvest brand Quinoa Granola Bars and Spitz brand Sunflower Kernels.


The recall was triggered by the food company Quaker Canada on May 16, and was expanded Thursday. All affected products are being removed from store shelves.
Consumers are being warned not to consume the recalled products listed below.


Check to see if you have recalled products in your home. Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the store where they were purchased.

http://www.inspection.gc.ca/about-th.../1464900529971

CLIF® Bar & Company is recalling CLIF® Bar brand Sierra Trail Mix Energy Bar from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described below.


Recalled products

Brand Name	Common Name	Size	Code(s) on Product	UPC
CLIF® Bar	Sierra Trail Mix Energy Bar	68 g	All codes from Best By 2016JN06 up to and including Best By 2017FE23	7 22252 12115 8
CLIF® Bar	Sierra Trail Mix Energy Bar	1 box (12 x 68 g)	All codes from Best By 2016JN06 up to and including Best By 2017FE23	00 7 22252 14115 6

http://www.inspection.gc.ca/about-th.../1464919519131


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[sweetmomma]

Thanks for sharing! Lots of recalls lately.

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[walkonby]

whew! I rarely buy any of these granola type things, so thank goodness it was Lara Bars ( 2 singles ) I bought to submit to Caddle. How does Listeria get into everything anyways? Seems to be happening more frequently.

[Natalka]

I just read online how it's a good thing that there are more reports of it lately, because of testing they are able to find it before many consumers get ill.

https://www.romper.com/p/why-have-th...ood-sign-11673

Listeria monocytogenes is commonly found in soil and water. Animals can carry the bacterium without appearing ill and can contaminate foods of animal origin, such as meats and dairy products.

When Listeria bacteria get into a food processing factory, they can live there for years, sometimes contaminating food product

More info - US based, but the same would apply here

http://www.about-listeria.com/lister.../#.V1GP2eREC70

[seylz_gurl]

thanks, luckily didn't purchase these this time.

[Mia001]

thank'S for sharing, these are not my fav. Quakers's and i had to check the Clif ones but they are not the ones i usually buy

i think people do not wash their hands enough IMHO

[Natalka]

I think it's time just to not have ANYTHING with sunflower seeds in it!

Kashi brand Trail Mix Whole Grain Bars recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes


Recalled products

Brand Name	Common Name	Size	Code(s) on Product	UPC
Kashi	Trail Mix Whole Grain Bars	210 g (6 bars)	2017 JA 04 RE 2017 JA 05 RE 2017 JA 06 RE 2017 FE 10 RE	0 18627 43610 2
Kashi	Whole Grain Bars	630 g (18 bars)	2016 SE 11 EX 2016 NO 30 EX	0 18627 50406 1

http://www.inspection.gc.ca/about-th.../1464997414891

Kashi Consumer Response Centre: 1-866-958-7884, www.kashi.ca

[Natalka]

Certain Bassé brand and certain President's Choice brand products containing sunflower seeds
recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes


Recalled products

Brand Name	Common Name	Size	Code(s) on Product	UPC
President's Choice	Mountain Trail Mix	325 g	All codes with Best Before 2016JN06 up to and including 2017MR01	060383150044
President's Choice	Roasted Sunflower Seeds Salted	400 g	All codes with Best Before 2016AL19 up to and including 2017FE22	060383150129
President's Choice	Roasted Sunflower Seeds Unsalted	400 g	All codes with Best Before 2016MA13 up to and including 2017FE20	060383150112
Bassé	Unsalted Sunflower Seed Kernels	230 g	All codes with Best Before 2015DE15 up to and including 2016NO11	626394109510
Bassé	Hicking Trail Mix	6 kg	All codes with Best Before 2016AU26 up to and including 2017MA31	626394267807
Bassé Alive	Salad Topper – Dried cranberries, sunflower seed kernels and walnuts	425 g	All codes with Best Before 2016DE07 up to and including 2017MA19	626394274508
Bassé	Unsalted Sunflower Seed Kernels	454 g	All codes with Best Before 2016JN23 up to and including 2016NO17	626394843650
Bassé	Unsalted Sunflower Seed	1.65 kg	All codes with Best Before 2016JN16 up to and including 2016OC05	626394242705

pics and more info

http://www.inspection.gc.ca/about-th.../1465009618757

[Natalka]

More added -

Atkins brand bars containing sunflower seeds recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes

Affected products

Brand Name	Common Name	Size	Code(s) on Product	UPC
Atkins Day Break	Chocolaty Hazelnut Bar	200 g (5 x 40 g bars)	Best Before 2016 OC 23 K5296 4 and Best Before 2016 DE 16 K5350 4	6 37480 01532 5
Atkins Day Break	Cranberry Almond	175 g (5 x 35 g bars)	Best Before 2017 MR 28* K6088 2	6 37480 01568 4
Atkins Day Break	Chocolaty Chip Granola Bar	240 g (5 x 48 g bars)	Best Before 2016 OC 23 K5296 4	6 37480 35364 9

Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the store where they were purchased.

http://www.inspection.gc.ca/about-th.../1465245563406

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[d.ot]

So today I passed by a grocery store and a young girl was offering samples of Cliff bars - seriously, no joke. I asked her whether she knew about the recalls, and she said the ones they are sampling are likely fine...umm, no thanks!

[Natalka]

dot, it's tough - I know I've been cautioning my son, who lives on his own, to just stay away from absolutely anything with sunflower seeds in it.

He then had a funny confession for me - that before he knew about these recalls, he had gone to the store to buy granola bars, but came home with swiss rolls and other sweet stuff instead - lol!

[walkonby]

ty for posting the newer brands that are recalled, as you mentioned @Natalka we just should stop purchasing these things period, especially anything with Sunflower seeds it seems? I always think of our grandparents, and other long gone kin, none of them ever needed a granola bar to get through the day? ha ha

[FLA]

Thanks!

[seylz_gurl]

Thanks for updating the recall. Feel bad for the manufacturers, have to be so careful where they get their ingredients. Wonder if the sunflower providers are irrigating with contaminated water?

[Natalka]

ty for posting the newer brands that are recalled, as you mentioned @Natalka we just should stop purchasing these things period, especially anything with Sunflower seeds it seems? I always think of our grandparents, and other long gone kin, none of them ever needed a granola bar to get through the day? ha ha

Yup, just nothing with sunflower seeds in them - because there could be more to come...

The seeds were processed by SunOpta Inc. of Minnesota - and the most they say is: discovery of a potential contamination issue which led to a voluntary recall on a limited number of sunflower seeds produced at this facility.

All of the recalled products contained seeds manufactured by Sun-Opta, a Toronto-based sunflower seed supplier.
SunOpta’s president Rik Jacobs said in a news release last week that the company has identified the root causes of the contamination, taken steps to eliminate them, increased its product testing, and resumed operations at the Crookston, Minn. facility that produced the seeds.

http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/more-gr...ears-1.2932861