FYI....
As many of you may have already heard, the FDA is investigating a
Salmonella outbreak tied to peanut butter from the Peanut Corporation
of America (PCA). PCA is a manufacturer and supplier of peanut
butter for many food companies and manufacturers. For a limited time
in 2008, we used PCA peanut butter in some of our products.
In light of this investigation, and with an abundance of caution,
Clif Bar & Company has enacted a voluntary recall of 14 of our
products, containing peanut butter in the U.S. and Canada (please see
the complete list below).
We are taking these steps because, as a food company, consumer safety
is our top priority. As part of our journey to do better every day,
we feel strongly that issuing a voluntary recall is the right thing
to do.
PCA, not Clif Bar & Company, is the focus of an investigation by the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) concerning the Salmonella
outbreak thought to be caused by tainted peanut butter. We urge
everyone to destroy any of our recalled products to ensure no one
mistakenly eats them.
To check if products you have are part of our voluntary recall,
please see below for a list of our recalled items containing peanut
butter. If the product you have on hand is any of the products
listed AND has a best by/sell by date that matches that on the list,
we urge you to destroy it and any of our recalled products to ensure
no one mistakenly eats them.
Please know that no other Clif Bar & Company products or flavors are
included in this recall. As you know, we have many other products,
and you can safely enjoy our other peanut butter and non-peanut
butter products safely that are not on the recall list.
Additional details can be found at www.clifbar.com. If you have any
further questions, you may contact Clif Bar & Company at 1-800-
CLIFBAR (1-800-254-3227).
Products Affected By Recall in the US, 14 products in all packs and
sizes in retail, including:
• CLIF BAR Chocolate Chip Peanut Crunch
BEST BY/SELL BY: 21JUN09 to 01OCT09, and 03NOV09 to
28NOV09
• CLIF BAR Crunchy Peanut Butter
BEST BY/SELL BY: 21JUN09 to 01OCT09, and 03NOV09 to
28NOV09
• CLIF BAR Peanut Toffee Buzz®
BEST BY/SELL BY: only 13SEP09
• CLIF Kid Organic ZBaR™ Peanut Butter
BEST BY/SELL BY: 07JUL09 to 05SEP09, and 12NOV09
• CLIF Builder's Peanut Butter
BEST BY/SELL BY: 19JUL09 to 30SEP09, and 05NOV09 to
18NOV09
• LUNA Nutz over Chocolate®
BEST BY/SELL BY: 29JUL09 to 03OCT09, and 11NOV09 to
14NOV09
• LUNA Peanut Butter Cookie
BEST BY/SELL BY: 02OCT09 to 03OCT09, and 11NOV09 to
14NOV09
• All Flavors of CLIF MOJO/CLIF MOJO Dipped Bars
BEST BY/SELL BY: 30APR09 to 21JUN09
Products Affected By Recall in Canada, 4 products in all packs and
sizes in retail, including:
• CLIF® BAR Chocolate Chip Peanut Crunch / Brisures de Chocolat
aux Arachides Croquants
Expiry Date/Date d'Expiration: 2009SE07
• CLIF BAR Crunchy Peanut Butter / Beurre d'Arachide Croquant
Expiry Date/Date d'Expiration: 2009SE06 to 2009SE11, and
2009NO13
• CLIF® BAR Peanut Toffee Buzz® / Toffee et Arachides
Expiry Date/Date d'Expiration: 2009SE12
• CLIF Builder's® Peanut Butter / Beurre d'Arachide
Expiry Date/Date d'Expiration: 2009JU20 and 2009AU20