Kellogg Company: Food Recall in 2016 - (Recall #: F-1753-2016)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2016.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

Bear Naked Soft Baked Granola, Cinnamon + Sunflower Butter 11 oz. retail unit, 6 count carton, 1 cartons per case; 26 oz. club store retail unit, 1 count carton, 1 carton per case; 1.2 oz. food service sample unit, 50 count carton, 1 carton per case

Product Classification:

Class I

Date Initiated: May 31, 2016

Date Posted: July 27, 2016

Recall Number: F-1753-2016

Event ID: 74262

Reason for Recall:

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.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: N/A

Code Information:

11 oz. retail unit UPC 84623 10163 Better If Used Before Date/Best If Used By Date: AUG 13 2016 to JAN 11 2017 26 oz. club store retail unit UPC 84623 10173 Better If Used Before Date/Best If Used By Date: DEC 24 2016 to JAN 13 2017 1.2 oz. Food service sample unit UPC 84623 10179 Better If Used Before Date/Best If Used By Date: DEC 02 2016; DEC 03 2016

Distribution Pattern:

Nationwide, Canada, Bermuda, Bahamas, Gaum, US Virgin Islands, Mariana Islands

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated