Canada

Seems like they be putting salmonella in everything these days.

Fun fact: You have to give PII including street address to get a refund, and they reserve the right to do whatever they want with it as per their privacy policy.

Guess what I had for breakfast yesterday morning.

How long does salmonella live on a granola bar? I wouldn't think it would be indefinite.

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Quaker Canada is voluntary recalling 38 varieties of granola bars and Harvest Crunch cereals due to the potential exposure to salmonella.

The company said it's working closely with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to ensure the recalled products are removed from the marketplace.

In a separate release, the Canadian government said food contaminated with salmonella may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick.

"Young children, pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems may contract serious and sometimes deadly infections," the government said in a recall notice.

"Healthy people may experience short-term symptoms such as fever, headache, vomiting, nausea, abdominal cramps and diarrhea.

The U.S. parent company, Quaker Oats, which is owned by PepsiCo, initially announced a product recall on Dec. 15, 2023.

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Out of curiosity, anyone know where these are made? Quaker's plan in Peterborough ON makes some of these products.

Contamination like this is usually due to sanitation in packaging, since most products are cooked and sterilized before they're packed. Either the packing areas got contaminated, or a downstream provider of packing materials did. Either way, bad day for everyone involved.