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Nutrisystem Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bar Recall: Listeria Contamination Risk

Nutrisystem recalls 5-count chocolate chip cookie dough bars due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should avoid using affected products.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-0322-2017FoodNutrisystem ›
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Recalling firmNutrisystem Inc600 Office Center Dr · Fort Washington, PA 19034-3232
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What happened, in plain English

Nutrisystem is recalling chocolate chip cookie dough bars that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. This bacteria can cause serious illness, especially for pregnant women, newborns, and those with weakened immune systems. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/23033-nutrisystem-chocolate-chip-cookie-dough-bar-recall-listeria-contamination-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/23033-nutrisystem-chocolate-chip-cookie-dough-bar-recall-listeria-contamination-risk · Updated October 9, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0322-2017

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“Nutrisystem Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bar Recall: Listeria Contamination Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 9, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/23033-nutrisystem-chocolate-chip-cookie-dough-bar-recall-listeria-contamination-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-0322-2017 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0322-2017%22&limit=1).

Why it’s dangerous

Listeria monocytogenes is a bacteria that can cause serious infections like meningitis or sepsis. It grows best in refrigerated conditions and can survive in food products for long periods.

Who’s affected

Pregnant women, newborns, and people with weakened immune systems are at higher risk from Listeria contamination. Anyone who owns the recalled product should check if they have it.

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the product name 'Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bar 1.6 oz, 5 count carton' with UPC 6 32674 85579 4 and lot code NF082216A. The product was sold until August 22, 2017.

  • Brand
    Nutrisystem
  • Product
    Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bar 1.6 oz, 5 count carton
  • Category
    Food
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Stop Using It Now

    Discard the recalled chocolate chip cookie dough bars immediately to avoid potential Listeria contamination.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 10 states.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: yesVTNew Hampshire: yesNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: not listedILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: yesNYRhode Island: yesRIMassachusetts: yesMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: not listedOHPennsylvania: yesPANew Jersey: yesNJConnecticut: yesCTCalifornia: not listedCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: yesVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: yesDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: not listedTXFlorida: not listedFL

FDA distribution: “Product distributed to: CT. DE. MA. NH. NJ. NY. PA. RI. VA. and VT. and online through Amazon.com and Walmart.com” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 9 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Oct 11, 201612. FDA classified it Class I: Nov 3, 201623. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Nov 9, 201634. FDA terminated the recall: Jul 18, 2017420162017
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class I
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

  • Official source: FDA Recall #F-0322-2017 (October 11, 2016) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0322-2017 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 9, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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