8 ON YOUR SIDE CONSUMER ALERT: Quaker Oats expands recall due to salmonella concerns
8 ON YOUR SIDE CONSUMER ALERT: Quaker Oats is expanding its ongoing recall to include more varieties of cereal, granola bars and snacks sold nationwide because of concerns over salmonella.
The recall includes Quaker Chewy Granola Bars, Cap’n Crunch Bars and select Cap’n Crunch cereals and oatmeal, Quaker Chewy Granola Breakfast cereals and Quaker Oatmeal Squares, Gamesa Marias Cereal, Gatorade Peanut Butter Chocolate Protein Bars, Munchies Munch Mix, and snack boxes that include these products.
The recall does not include Quaker Oats, Quaker Instant Oats, Quaker Grits, Quaker Oat Bran, Quaker Oat Flour and Quaker Rice Snacks.
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Salmonella can cause serious illness, especially in young children, elderly people and those with weakened immune systems. The organism causes an estimated 1.3 million infections in Americans every year, resulting in an average of more than 26,000 hospitalizations and 420 deaths, CDC data shows.
Symptoms of infection usually occur within 12 hours to three days after eating contaminated food and include diarrhea, fever, nausea and abdominal cramps.
If you have these products, you are being advised to throw them away. If you have questions, call Quaker Oats Consumer Relations (9AM-4:30PM CST Mon.-Fri.) at (800) 492-9322 or visit www.QuakerRecallUSA.com for additional information or product reimbursement.
