# FDA recall F-1753-2016

> **Kellogg Company** · Class I · food recall initiated 2016-05-31.

## Product

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

## 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.

## Distribution

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

## Key facts

- **Recall number:** F-1753-2016
- **Recalling firm:** Kellogg Company
- **Classification:** Class I
- **Product type:** food
- **Status:** Terminated
- **Initiation date:** 2016-05-31
- **Report date:** 2016-07-27
- **Termination date:** 2016-11-17

- **Voluntary/Mandated:** Voluntary: Firm initiated
- **Location:** Battle Creek, MI, United States

## Primary source

FDA Enforcement Reports: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=F-1753-2016

## Citation

> AI Analytics. FDA recall F-1753-2016. Retrieved 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/recall/F-1753-2016. Source: US FDA. Licensed CC0.

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