Quaker Oats broadens recall to Cap'n Crunch cereal, granola bars over possible salmonella risk

NEW YORK -- Quaker Oats broadened its callback from past period to its granola bars, snacks and immoderate varieties of its fashionable Cap'n Crunch cereal products sold nationwide owed to imaginable Salmonella contamination.

The packaged foods shaper said Thursday it is recalling further products that see much cereals bars and snacks.

The affected products, listed by the US Food and Drug Administration present besides see Quaker Chewy Granola Bars (Fruity Fun) Amazing Apple, Quaker Chewy Granola Bars (Fruity Fun) Amazing Apple and Splendid Strawberry Variety Pack, Quaker Chewy Granola Bars Yogurt Strawberry Flavor, Cap'n Crunch Treats Crunch Berries Cereal Bar, Quaker Chewy Granola Breakfast Cereal Strawberry, Cap'n Crunch Cinnamon Crunch Cereal and Cap'n Crunch OOPS! All Berries Instant Oatmeal.

Salmonella is simply a benignant of bacteria that tin beryllium recovered successful carnal products, fruits and vegetables, flour, and processed foods similar prepared entrees, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC estimates much than 1 cardinal cases of foodborne unwellness each twelvemonth are caused by this bacteria.

Most steadfast radical who are exposed to Salmonella acquisition a big of symptoms specified arsenic fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain, according to the FDA.

However, the CDC warns that children nether the property of five, adults older than 65, and radical with compromised oregon weakened immune systems are astatine higher hazard of contracting a superior oregon adjacent fatal infection.

Quaker Oats said the recalled products were sold nationwide and successful Puerto Rico, Guam and Saipan.

The institution said consumers should cheque for immoderate of the recalled products and dispose of them. Consumers tin besides interaction Quaker Consumer Relations astatine www.QuakerRecallUSA.comExternal Link Disclaimer.

CNN's Eva Rothenberg contributed to this story.