QuestBar Protein Bar Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Flavor NET Wt. 2.12 OZ (60g) Lot #: 1BA6CCD14294 UPC Codes: - individual bar: 7-93573-21453-9 - caddie: 7-93573-21454-6 Production date: 10/22/14 Exp Date: 10/21/15 The protein bar is wrapped in a plastic wrapper containing labeling information. The bars are placed into cardboard boxes (caddie), containing product information, for retail display. Each caddie contains 12 bars.

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-0800-2015) was formally reported on January 28, 2015, with the manufacturer initiating the action on November 13, 2014. It is classified under Moderate severity (Class II), with a current status of Terminated. Quest Nutrition, LLC. is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of City Of Industry, CA. Federal records indicate 4752 bars (396 caddies containing 12 bars each) and 1,099 bars online units are affected, placing this recall in the million-unit bracket that typically triggers nationwide consumer alerts and retailer sweeps.

The documented reason for this recall is: The firm is recalling QuestBar Double Chocolate Chunk Bar and QuestBar Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough due to the possibility of plastic pieces introduced into the products by an ingredients supplier. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: The firm sells the products online and to U.S. distributors (PA, NC, LA) that then further distribute the products. The firm also sells bars online via their direct website. Foreign online consignees consisted of th…. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 4 were also issued by FDA Food. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 11 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.