Clif Bar & Company recalls energy bars
Clif Bar & Company is voluntarily recalling one production run of Chocolate Hazelnut Butter CLIF Nut Butter Filled energy bars due to the presence of small plastic pieces found in some of the bars, according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent Dec. 7.
The Defense Commissary Agency has publicized this product withdrawal to all its stores, said Richard Stith, lead consumer safety officer for DeCA headquarters at Fort Lee, Virginia. Whenever a commissary has a recalled or withdrawn product in its inventory, the product is immediately removed from store shelves.
The following products are affected by this recall:
- Chocolate Hazelnut Butter CLIF Nut Butter Filled Energy Bar, individual bar: UPC 7-22252-26800-6 with "best by" dates of June 10 and 11, 2017
- Chocolate Hazelnut Butter CLIF Nut Butter Filled Energy Bar, 12 count caddies: Caddy UPC 7-22252-36800-3 with "best by" dates of June 10 and 11, 2017
There have been no injuries reported to date. No other CLIF Nut Butter Filled energy bar products or CLIF energy bar flavors are affected.
Customers who purchased any of these products at the commissary should bring them back for a refund.
Consumers with questions may contact Clif Bar & Company at 1-866-967-9776, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. PST, Monday-Friday.