Quaker Chewy Bars S’mores, included in recall.Photo:Getty
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Nearly 80 varieties ofQuaker Oats Company’s granola bar and granola cereal products are being recalled due to a potential salmonella contamination.
Among the products are various flavors and variety/value packs of Quaker Chewy Bars (including the “Less Sugar” option), Quaker Big Chewy Bars, Quaker Chewy Bars Minis, Quaker Chewy Dipps and Quaker Chewy Mini Dipps.
Quaker Puffed Granola, Quaker Simply Granola Oats and Quaker Protein Granola Oats products are also affected, in their respective offerings.
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Quaker Oats Company logo.Alamy Stock Photo
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Customers, too, are encouraged to check their shelves for various “Snack Packs” that include Quaker Chewy bars among Frito-Lay Chips, cookies, nuts and other Quaker favorites.
For a full list of impacted products with images,see Quaker’s official release.
If recalled items are found, customers are being asked to dispose of them. They can contact Quaker Consumer Relations (9 a.m. to4:30 p.m. CST, Monday through Friday) at 1-800-492-9322, or visitquakergranolarecall.comfor additional information and/or product reimbursement.
Quaker Chewy Bars Chocolate Chip and Variety Pack, included in recall.Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty
Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty
In mid-November, a salmonella outbreak began tied to whole and pre-cut cantaloupes from multiple fruit brands. At least three people in America and five in Canada have died, according to theU.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventionand thePublic Health Agency of Canada, while hundreds have been reported sick and hospitalized.
Those infected with salmonella mayexperience symptoms such as diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps. “In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis,” the FDA says.
source: people.com
