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Kellogg Company
FDA recall F-1756-2016 · Class I · reported 2016-07-27 · Terminated
- Product
- Kashi Whole Grain Bars 35 g individual bar, 18 count retail carton (630 g), 6 cartons per case
- Reason
- Product contains sunflower seeds potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
- Quantity
- N/A
- Distribution
- Nationwide, Canada, Bermuda, Bahamas, Gaum, US Virgin Islands, Mariana Islands
- Firm location
- MI, United States
- Initiated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- First notice
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Recall started
- 2016-05-31
- Terminated
- 2016-11-17
- Code info
- 18 count retail carton UPC 0 18627 50406 1 Better If Used Before Date/Best If Used By Date: 2016 SE 11 EX 2016 NO 30 EX
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA Food Enforcement database (openFDA Food Enforcement, imported 2026-09). The FDA does not validate openFDA data for completeness or accuracy. This is a record of an enforcement action, not safety advice.