CLASS I Food recall · Reported 27 Jul 2016 · FDA Enforcement Report
Sierra Trail Mix/ Melange Montagnard Sierra recalled by Clif Bar And
Clif Bar is recalling Sierra Trail Mix/ Melange Montagnard Sierra. The recall was initiated on 2 Jun 2016 and the FDA has classified it as Class I.
Check your package
Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.
Recall details
- Recall number
- F-1696-2016
- FDA event ID
- 74310
- Recalling firm
- Clif Bar, Emeryville, CA
- Brand
- Sierra Trail
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 2 Jun 2016
- FDA classified
- 15 Jul 2016
- Reported
- 27 Jul 2016
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Press Release
- Reason category
- Listeria
- Product category
- Vitamins
Timeline
| 2 Jun 2016 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 15 Jul 2016 | Classified by FDA | +43 days |
| 27 Jul 2016 | Published in enforcement report | +12 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
Firm was notified by supplier of sunflower kernels that they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Listeria monocytogenes can grow at refrigerator temperatures. Infection is most dangerous for pregnant women, newborns, older adults and people with weakened immune systems. Symptoms can appear up to 70 days after eating contaminated food.
Product as listed by the FDA
CLIF BAR Sierra Trail Mix/ Melange Montagnard Sierra; 68 g bar; 12 ct packages UPC: 7-22252-12115-8 Canadian distribution only. INGREDIENTS: BROWN RICE SYRUP*, SOY RICE CRISPS (SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, RICE FLOUR, BARLEY MALT EXTRACT), ROLLED OATS*, RAISINS*, PEANUTS*, CHOCOLATE CHIPS (DRIED CANE SYRUP, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE!, COCOA BUBUTTERSOY LECITHIN, VANILLA EXTRACT), ROASTED SOYBEANS*, CANE SYRUP*, PEANUT BUTTER*, SOY FLOUR*, OAT HULL FIBRE*, SUNFLOWER SEEDS, PUMPKIN SEEDS, DATE PASTE*, MILLED FLAXSEED*, SEA SALT, NATURAL FLAVOURS, TOCOPHEROLS. VITAMINS & MINERALS: POTASSIUM CITRATE, DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, MAGNESIUM OXIDE, ASCORBIC ACID, DL-ALPHA TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, ZINC CITRATE, MANGANESE GLUCONATE, NIACINAMIDE, BIOTIN, COPPER GLUCONATE, IRON, BETA-CAROTENE, RETINYL PALMITATE, D-CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, SODIUM SELENITE, FOLIC ACID, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, RIBOFLAVIN, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, ERGOCALCIFEROL, CHROMIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM MOLYBDATE, POTASSIUM IODIDE, CYANOCOBALAMIN. CONTAINS PEANUTS, SOY, BARLEY, AND OATS. MAY CONTAIN TRACES OF TRITICALE, WHEAT, MILK, RYE, AND TREE NUTS. *ORGANIC INGR¿DIENTS : SIROP DE RIZ BRUN*, P¿PITES DE RIZ ET SOJA (ISOLAT DE PROT¿INES DE SOJA, FARINE DE RIZ, EXTRAIT DE MALT DORGE), FLOCONS DAVOINE*, RAISINS SECS*, ARACHIDES*, BRISURES DE CHOCOLAT (SIROP DE CANNE D¿SHYDRAT¿, CHOCOLAT NON SUCR¿!, BEURRE DE CACAO!, L¿CITHINE DE SOJA, EXTRAIT DE VANILLE), F¿VES DE SOJA GRILL¿ES*, SIROP DE CANNE*, BEURRE DARACHIDE*, FARINE DE SOJA*, FIBRE DE BALLES DAVOINE*, GRAINES DE TOURNESOL, GRAINES DE CITROUILLE, P¿TE DE DATES*, GRAINES DE LIN MOULUES*, SEL MARIN, AR¿MES NATURELS, TOCOPH¿ROLS. VITAMINES ET MIN¿RAUX : CITRATE DE POTASSIUM, PHOSPHATE DICALCIQUE, OXYDE DE MAGN¿SIUM, ACIDE ASCORBIQUE, AC¿TATE DE DL-ALPHA TOCOPH¿RYLE, CITRATE DE ZINC, GLUCONATE DE MANGAN¿SE, NIACINAMIDE, BIOTINE, B¿TA-CAROT¿NE, PALMITATE DE R¿TINYLE, GLUCONATE DE CUIVRE, FER, D-PANTOTH¿NATE DE CALCIUM, S¿L¿NITE DE SODIUM, ACIDE FOLIQUE, CHLORHYDRATE DE PYRIDOXINE, RIBOFLAVINE, MONONITRATE DE THIAMINE, ERGOCALCIF¿ROL, CHLORURE DE CHROME, MOLYBDATE DE SODIUM, IODURE DE POTASSIUM, CYANOCOBALAMINE. ClifBar & Company Emeryville, CA 94608
Where it was distributed
US and Canada
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Firm was notified by supplier of sunflower kernels that they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Which lots are affected?
Expiry 2016JN06 to 2017FE23
Where was it sold?
US and Canada
What should I do if I have it?
Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.
What does Class I mean?
Class I is the most serious FDA recall category: there is a reasonable probability that using the product will cause serious health consequences or death.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
Other products in this recall event
3 other products · FDA event 74310This product is part of a recall event; the main page for the event is Mojo Mountain Mix trail bar recalled by Clif Bar And.
| Reported | Class | Recall | Company | Reason | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLASS I | Mojo Mountain Mix trail bar recalled by Clif Bar AndMojo Mountain | Clif Bar | Listeria | CA | |
| CLASS I | Sierra Trail Mix energy bar recalled by Clif Bar AndSierra Trail | Clif Bar | Listeria | CA | |
| CLASS I | Nuts & Seeds energy bar recalled by Clif Bar And | Clif Bar | Listeria | CA |
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