Quaker Oats Expands Product Recall Over Salmonella Contamination

A recall was issued in the United Stated in December for Quaker Oats bars and some cereals, this week they released a recall in Canada, too.

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Dozens of products sold at grocery stores across Canada are being recalled due to possible contamination with salmonella.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued the recall Friday for 38 types of cereals and granola bars made by Quaker Canada.

Multiple flavors of the Quaker Dipps granola bars, chewy bars, yogurt bars, and fruit crumble bars are being recalled. Harvest Crunch Light & Crisp Raisin and Harvest Crunch Original Granola cereals, among others, are also impacted.

The products come in various sizes and have best-before dates spanning from Jan. 11 to Sept. 7, 2024.

The information below is from the Food Safety Network:

The Quaker Oats Company is expanding their Dec. 15, 2023, recall to include additional cereals, bars and snacks because of potential Salmonella contamination. 

The products listed below are sold throughout the 50 United States, Puerto Rico, Guam and Saipan. 

This recall applies to the specific products listed below, in addition to the products announced on Dec. 15, 2023. A combined list of recalled products is available on www.QuakerRecallUSA.com.

RECALLED PRODUCTS:

Consumers should check their pantries for any of the products listed below and dispose of them. Additionally, consumers with any product noted below can contact Quaker Consumer Relations (9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. CST, Mon.-Fri.) at 1-800-492-9322 or visit www.QuakerRecallUSA.com  for additional information or product reimbursement.

Consumers can scan the SmartLabel QR code on the product package to determine if it has been recalled. Click here for information on how to use SmartLabel.

Consumers should check their pantries for any of the products listed below and dispose of them. 

About Salmonella infectionsFood contaminated with Salmonella bacteria does not usually look, smell, or taste spoiled. Anyone can become sick with a Salmonella infection. Infants, children, seniors, and people with weakened immune systems are at higher risk of serious illness because their immune systems are fragile, according to the CDC.

Anyone who has eaten any of the recalled granola products and developed symptoms of Salmonella infection should seek medical attention. Sick people should tell their doctors about the possible exposure to Salmonella bacteria because special tests are necessary to diagnose salmonellosis. Salmonella infection symptoms can mimic other illnesses, frequently leading to misdiagnosis.

Symptoms of Salmonella infection can include diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and fever within 12 to 72 hours after eating contaminated food. Otherwise, healthy adults are usually sick for four to seven days. In some cases, however, diarrhea may be so severe that patients require hospitalization.

Older adults, children, pregnant women, and people with weakened immune systems, such as cancer patients, are more likely to develop severe illness and serious, sometimes life-threatening conditions.

Some people get infected without getting sick or showing any symptoms. However, they may still spread the infections to others.

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