‘Quaker Oats Recall’: ‘Quaker Oats’ Recalls ‘Granola Bars’ Since Listeria Outbreak; How To Get Product Refund?

The "Quaker Oats Company" has voluntarily issued a Quaker Oats recall to certain granola bars for potential listeria contamination since outbreak occured this week. Despite, No zero report from product infection, the "PepsiCo" subsidiary pushed for the recall out of an abundance of caution to protect public.

A report in International Business Times said the Quaker Oats recall was made after the company found out that a supplier unintentionally circulated sunflower kernels which possibly been contaminated with a bacterium called Listeria monocytogenes.

According to the Quaker Oats recall notice from CBS46, the public health may face serious health problem associated with listeria. The Listeria monocytogenes is an organism that causes serious which may be fatal infections in children, people with weakened immune systems and the elderly. Healthy persons are also prone to short-term symptoms such as abdominal pain, diarrhea, high fever, nausea, severe headache, and stiffness.

Listeria infection also causes stillbirths and miscarriages among pregnant women. According to Fortune, Listeria infects approximately 1,600 victims in the US alone, annually. While in 2012, 13 percent of the sickened patients died.

How To Get Product Refund?

The company said further in the Quaker Oats recall notice, Quaker Oats products that are prospected to be contaminated have not reached stores, while some have been recalled immediately. They are listed below:

• 6.1 ounce boxes of Quaker Quinoa Granola Bars Chocolate Nut Medley with UPC code 30000 32241 and best before dates of: 10/16/2016, 10/17/2016
• 6.1 ounce boxes of Quaker Quinoa Granola Bars Yogurt, Fruit & Nut with UPC 30000 32243 and best before dates of: 10/10/2016, 10/11/2016

No indication of infection has been reported at press time. But for people who happened to purchase products listed above were urged to junk them or get a refund. The company said to PR Newswire in a press release that consumers may get their full refund at the place of purchase. Consumers who have further questions were encouraged to call at 800-856-5781.