The Quaker Oats Company added over 40 more products to its ongoing recall announced last month, bringing the total to more than 100 affected products — including oatmeal squares, Cap’n Crunch cereals and bars, and Chewy bars.
The recall is due to the possibility that affected products may be contaminated with a type of bacteria called salmonella, which can be deadly when ingested by certain at-risk groups. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the company both announced the initial recall on Dec. 15, sharing a list of affected products, as well as photos, codes and identifying item numbers. The additional products were announced Jan. 11, 2024.
Quaker recall January 2024
On Jan. 11, the FDA posted that over 40 more products were being added to the recall list. These include additional varieties of Chewy granola bars and cereals, Cap’N Crunch cereals and bars, Quaker oatmeal squares, Gatorade protein bars, and Munchies snack mix.
The recall was first announced on Dec. 15, and it affected primarily namely bars and cereals. The company said affected products may have been contaminated with salmonella, a type of bacteria that normally lives in human and animal intestines and is shed through stool. In certain groups, a salmonella infection can be deadly.
At the time, the company said it had “received no confirmed reports of illness related to the products covered by this recall.”
The entire country is affected by the recall with the products being sold in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Guam and Saipan, a U.S. commonwealth. A full list of the products in the Quaker recall is below.
Salmonella is a bacteria that can cause diarrhea, fever, stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting and headache. Most people can recover from a salmonella infection without specific medical treatment within four to seven days, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
However, a salmonella infection can be more severe for infants and children under 5 years old, people 65 and over,…
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