CHICAGO – Quaker Oats on Friday expanded its recall of several of its granola products to include cereals, bars and snacks, saying the foods could be contaminated with salmonella.
Salmonella infections can cause fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and stomach pain, according to the Food and Drug Administration. In rare cases, the bacterial disease can be fatal.
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Quaker, which is owned by PepsiCo, said in a news release last month that it had not received any reports of salmonella infections related to the recalled granola products.
The full list of recalled foods includes cereal bars, instant oatmeal, granola oats cereals and Quaker Chewy Bars, which are also sold in PepsiCo’s snack mixes.
MORE: Click here for a full list of recalled products
Consumers can scan the SmartLabel QR code on the product package to determine if it has been recalled. Click here for information on how to use SmartLabel.
The affected products have been sold in all 50 U.S. states, as well as U.S. territories, Quaker said. The company is asking customers with recalled products to throw them away and contact its customer support line at 1-800-492-9322 or visit the recall website for more information and reimbursement.
According to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, roughly 1.35 million cases of salmonella infection occur in the U.S. each year, causing approximately 26,500 hospitalizations and 420 deaths.