Food recall: Quaker Quinoa Granola Bars, Chocolate Nut Medley packaged in a multi colored box with brown lettering. 5, 1.23 oz bars…
Class I FDA enforcement event 74210. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Sunflower kernels used in Quinoa bars are contaminated with Listeria Monocytogenes.
Class I, in the words of FDA
a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death
The Quaker Oats Company started this food recall on 16 May 2016. The firm address in the FDA record is in Chicago, IL. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 74210 has 2 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 20 Jul 2016. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 27 Feb 2018.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Product was distributed to 40 different customers in 87 different U.S. locations. See attached spreadshett for a customer list.
Recalling firm
The Quaker Oats Company, Chicago, IL.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
2 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-1665-2016 | Quaker Quinoa Granola Bars, Chocolate Nut Medley packaged in a multi colored box with brown lettering. 5, 1.23 oz bars per box. | 470 cases, 12 units per case, 5 bars per unit. | Class I | Terminated | 20 Jul 2016 |
| F-1666-2016 | Quaker Quinoa Granola Bars, yogurt, fruit and nut flavor packaged in a multi colored box with brown lettering. 5, 1.23 oz bars per box. | 970 cases, 12 units per case, 5 bars per unit | Class I | Terminated | 20 Jul 2016 |
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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Food events that started in 2016
- 799
- Share of these events in Class I
- 52%
- Product records in this event
- 2Median of the firm: 2
- Events of the firm on the register
- 3
Other events of the firm
| Initiated | Product (first record) | Type | Class | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 2021 | Quaker Rice Crisps Sweet Barbecue Flavor, 3.03 oz. bag, UPC 0 30000 31984 0 | Food | Class II | 1 |
| 2 Jun 2016 | Quaker Quinoa Granola Bars, chocolate nut medley packaged in a multi colored box with brown lettering. Wrapper UPC: 000 | Food | Class I | 2 |
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report F-1665-2016The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 74210. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/74210/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA food enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
Product was distributed to 40 different customers in 87 different U.S. locations. See attached spreadshett for a customer list.
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 74210?
- The event has 2 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
470 cases, 12 units per case, 5 bars per unit.
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many food recalls of 2016 have the same class?
- 52% of the 799 food events that started in 2016 are in Class I.