Bulletproof 360, Inc. (“Bulletproof”) of Bellevue, Washington is recalling five Collagen Protein Bar and Bite products because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
The affected products were distributed between April 7, 2017 and June 12, 2017 in retail stores nationally and on bulletproof.com to customers nationally and internationally in the following countries: Australia, Bahrain, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Cayman Islands, China, Finland, France, Germany, Guam, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Japan, Korea, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Macau, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Virgin Islands (USA). Products are identified with the following information:
| Product | Packaged | Individual Net Wt. | Box Net Wt. | Individual UPC | Box UPC | Use by Dates | Lot numbers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fudge Brownie Collagen Protein Bar | Individually packed in foil wrappers, then 12 packed in a box. | Bar: 1.58oz (45g) | 18.96 oz (540g) | 815709021498 | 815709020811 | 11/1/2017 11/6/2017 11/14/2017 11/23/2017 12/1/2017 12/19/2017 12/25/2017 |
0957-011007-011087-011177-011257-011437-011497-01 |
| Fudge Brownie Collagen Protein Bite | Individually packed in foil wrappers, then 15 packed in a box. | Bite:0.74 oz (21g) | 11.10 oz(315 g) | 815709021528 | 815709021535 | 12/27/17 11/28/2017 12/8/2017 |
1227-011327-011517-01 |
| Lemon Cookie Collagen Protein Bar | Individually packed in foil wrappers, then 12 packed in a box. | Bar: 1.58oz (45g) | 18.96 oz (540g) | 815709021801 | 815709021795 | 11/7/2017 11/8/2017 12/14/2017 |
1017-011027-011387-01 |
| Vanilla Shortbread Collagen Protein Bar | Individually packed in foil wrappers, then 12 packed in a box. | Bar: 1.58oz (45g) | 18.96 oz (540g) | 815709021481 | 815709020804 | 11/15/2017 11/22/2017 11/29/2017 12/11/2017 |
1097-011167-011237-011357-01 |
| Vanilla Shortbread Collagen Protein Bite | Individually packed in foil wrappers, then 15 packed in a box. | Bite:0.74 oz (21g) | 11.10 oz(315 g) | 815709021504 | 815709021511 | 11/20/2017 11/27/2017 |
1147-011217-01 |
HVF, Inc. supplied the cashew butter used as an ingredient in the above Bulletproof Collagen Bars and Bites. The affected equipment was not used to process the cashew butter contained in BulletproofCollagen Bars and Bites; however, testing at HVF’s facility found Listeria contamination in another part of the facility.