Home -> Law Blog Directory -> Health Law Blogs -> Food Safety News

Health Law

: Food Safety News

Salmonella In Soy Brings Recalls

By Dan Flynn and Suzanna Schreck

Organic toasted soy grits used as granola bar ingredients led to two recalls over the weekend by two different California companies.

The El Segundo-based Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market recalled its Chewy Chocolate Chip Granola Bars and Irwindale-based Lovin Oven LLC recalled its Health Valley Organic Peanut Crunch, Dutch Apple, and Wildberry Chewy Granola Bars.

The recalled granola bars may be contaminated with Salmonella contained in soy products from the Thumb Oilseed Producers' Cooperative, a soybean processing facility located in Ubly, MI.  It produces a high energy soy product that  has also been recalled.

The Salmonella organism can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections, especially in children, the frail and elderly, and those with weakened immune systems.  Symptoms include fever, diarrhea including bloody diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting and abdominal pain.

The only Fresh & Easy product recalled is the Chewy Chocolate Chip Granola Bars with a barcode of 5051379001377 for all date codes.  Fresh & Easy Market stores in California, Nevada, and Arizona sell the bars.

Fresh & Easy says its customers may return unused product, empty product containers  or receipts as proof of purchase for full refunds.  Consumers with questions may call Fresh & Easy at a 24-hour toll free number, which is 1-800-648-8622.

Lovin Oven distributes the recalled Peanut Crunch, Dutch Apple and Wildberry chewy granola bars nationally. The lots affected are:

6.1oz HV ORG PEANUT CRUNCH
07DEC09H2
15JAN10H2
23FEB10H2
28FEB10H2
28MAR10H2
29MAR10H1
13APR10H1
06SEP10H2
06NOV10H2
09FEB10H2

6.1oz HV ORG DUTCH APPLE
03JAN10H1
05FEB10H2
05FEB10H2
28MAR10H2
17AUG10H1

6.1oz HV ORG WILDBERRY
05JAN10H2
15JAN10H1
12APR10H1
06JUL10H1
08MAR10H1

The product description and SKU numbers (found on the bottom and used to scan at checkout):

Health Valley Organic Peanut Crunch Chewy Granola Bars, 6.1 oz box  
# 0-35742-15483-4

Health Valley Organic Dutch Apple Chewy Granola Bars, 6.1oz box       
# 0-35742-15482-7

Health Valley Organic Wildberry Chewy Granola Bars, 6.1oz box           
# 0-35742-15481-0 

Full post as published by Food Safety News on February 23, 2010 (boomark / email).