Quaker Oats, a company known for cereals and snacks and owned by PepsiCo, expanded a previous recall in December to include several products potentially contaminated with Salmonella, a bacteria known to cause food poisoning.
The list of dangerous items contains popular foods such as Cap’n Crunch Treats bars and Gatorade Protein Peanut Butter bars, whose expiration dates are between January 11, 2024 and October 31, 2024, as announced by company on the website of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the United States regulatory agency, last Thursday (11/1).
According to the FDA, the initial recall included “specific granola bars and granola cereals,” such as Quaker Chewy bars, Quaker Simply Granola products and Quaker On The Go Snack Mix, also due to the risk of food poisoning.
The products were sold in the United States, Puerto Rico and the islands of Guam and Saipan. There are no records of products at risk of contamination on Brazilian soil. Check the complete list of items on the FDA website.
Quaker failed to explain how the poisoning occurred. According to the USA Today newspaper, however, the company stated that there were no confirmed reports of Salmonella contamination caused by the products.
Contamination
Salmonella is capable of colonizing the bodies of both people and animals and causes infections that, in severe cases, can lead to death. Symptoms of contamination include vomiting, abdominal pain, fever and diarrhea.