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Check your cupboard! This snack is an E. coli risk
If you enjoy the outdoors or an occasional hike, you will likely pack a few snacks for the trail. Tap or click here for five 5 health tests you can take online. There is nothing worse than trying to enjoy the peaceful nature with your stomach grumbling. But before you head out again, check your cupboard.
A protein bar from Built Brands is being voluntarily recalled as a routine inspection showed traces of the dangerous Escherichia coli bacteria. More commonly known as E. coli, some strains can have severe medical implications.
Read on for everything you need to know about the recall and what you can do about it.
Here’s the backstory
Utah-based Built Brands manufactures various protein bars sold around the country. It is common for food producers to routinely check that their products comply with all the necessary regulations.
It was through one such test that the E. coli bacteria was discovered, conducted by an accredited third-party laboratory at the request of Built Brands. As a result, the product facing the recall is:
- Built Bar Banana Cream Pie Puffs protein bar
You can buy it in a 40-gram package marked with lot# D22151011 on the outside of the wrapper. A total of 4,196 individual bars make up the recall, while Built Brands sent 1,049 bars to customers through mail orders.
What you can do about it
According to the recall notice, nobody has reported any illnesses so far. However, the FDA urges people to check their cupboards for the bars and not consume them.
Next, contact the company at questions@built.com for a full refund or replacement. You can also call Built Brands at 801-845-2991 between 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, MST.
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The recall notice spanned 740,000 vehicles. But before that, Volkswagen sent recall notices to 250,000 Atlas owners, advising them to stop using their vehicles as some models could suddenly engage the parking brake.
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Another half a million vehicles have now been deemed unfit for public roads. Nissan recalled 700,000 Rogues in January as a problem with corrosion in the electrical connector increased fire risk.
Hyundai and Kia now say that some of their cars are also at risk of spontaneously catching fire, urging owners to park outside until fixed. The issue impacts nearly 500,000 vehicles.
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It’s not uncommon to receive a notice about a vehicle recall in the mail. Most of the time, the issues are related to something minor — like a faulty backup camera or software program causing issues.
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