CLIF Bar Brand Coconut Chocolate Chip CLIF Bars, 6-pack boxes, UPC: 7-22252-66030-5 Product is manufactured by Harlan Bakeries in Indianapolis, IN.

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-2119-2012) was formally reported on September 12, 2012, with the manufacturer initiating the action on July 30, 2012. It is classified under Low severity (Class III), with a current status of Terminated. Clif Bar And Company is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Emeryville, CA. Federal records indicate 53,453 boxes. Each box contains 6 bars units are affected, a scale large enough to require multi-state distribution tracking.

The documented reason for this recall is: The product contains undeclared Coconut in the ingredient statement. The Coconut Chocolate Chip bars were inadvertently placed in White Chocolate Macadamia CLIF Bar wrappers and these mislabeled bars were placed inside … Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: Distributed to Targets and Walmarts in 25 states.. 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 6 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 14 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.