Quaker Oats recalls granola bars, cereal over salmonella risk
By Joe Hathaway on Tuesday, December 19th, 2023 in More Top Stories Northeastern Oregon News
OREGON — Quaker Oats has recalled more than two dozen types of granola bars and cereals over a possible salmonella contamination risk.
Salmonella is an organism that can cause fever, diarrhea, nausea, abdominal pain and in rare cases, death.
In extreme cases, salmonella can get into the bloodstream and cause more severe illnesses like arterial infections, endocarditis and arthritis.
The company said it hasn’t yet had any confirmed reports of illness connected to the recall.
The company said consumers should throw out any of the affected products they find in their house and should call Quaker Oats customer relations at 1-800-492-9322 or visit www.quakergranolarecall.com to request a refund.
The list includes certain varieties of:
- Quaker Big Chewy Bars of various flavors, such as chocolate chip, peanut butter chocolate chip and variety packs
- Quaker Chewy Bars of various flavors, such as chocolate chip, chocolate chip cookie dough, oatmeal raisin, dark chocolate chunk, less-sugar flavors, variety packs, and holiday minis
- Quaker Chewy Dipps of various flavors, such as chocolate chip, peanut butter, variety pack and minis
- Quaker Puffed Granola Cereal of various flavors, such as apple cinnamon and blueberry vanilla
- Quaker Simply Granola Cereal of various flavors, such as and oats, honey and almonds; and oats, honey, raisins and almonds
- A variety of snack boxes with Quaker Chewy bars, such as Quaker Chocolatey Favorites Snack Mix, Quaker On The Go Snack Mix, and Frito-Lay Snacks Variety Pack With Quaker Chewy
The company said in its release that no other Quaker products are affected. Anyone with the recalled products in their pantries should dispose of them.
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