Honey Bunchies Gourmet Honey Bars Recalled for Listeria Risk
Honey Bunchie, LLC recalls specific lots of 1.9 oz Gourmet Honey Bars due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination from SunOpta sunflower kernels.
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Honey Bunchie, LLC is initiating a voluntary recall of a limited number of Honey Bunchies Gourmet Honey Bars that contain SunOpta sunflower kernels that have the potential of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
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What happened, in plain English
Honey Bunchie, LLC is voluntarily recalling a limited number of 1.9 oz. Gourmet Honey Bars because the SunOpta sunflower kernels used in them may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. This is a Class I recall, indicating a serious health hazard. The record does not specify a remedy or return process for consumers. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/24203-honey-bunchies-gourmet-honey-bars-recalled-for-listeria-risk.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/24203-honey-bunchies-gourmet-honey-bars-recalled-for-listeria-risk · Updated October 9, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1871-2016
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“Honey Bunchies Gourmet Honey Bars Recalled for Listeria Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 9, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/24203-honey-bunchies-gourmet-honey-bars-recalled-for-listeria-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-1871-2016 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1871-2016%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious infections in humans. Ingestion of contaminated food can lead to severe illness, particularly for vulnerable populations, even if the food looks and smells normal.
Who’s affected
Consumers who purchased the recalled snack bars nationwide between July 2015 and October 2016 are affected. Individuals with weakened immune systems, pregnant women, the elderly, and young children are at higher risk for serious infection from Listeria.
How to tell if you have this one
Check your snack bars for the brand 'Honey Bunchies Gourmet Honey Bars' weighing 1.9 oz. Look at the lot production date on the packaging. Affected lots include D4 through C5 with best buy dates ranging from December 27, 2015, to October 7, 2016. The individual bar UPC is 8 66192 00010 1 and the box UPC is 8 66192 00011 8.
- Brand
Honey Bunchies- Product
Honey Bunchies Gourmet Honey Bars, 1.9 oz. snack bar containing honey, sunflower kernels, peanuts and pecans- Category
Food
What to do — step by step
Stop consuming the bars
Do not eat any Honey Bunchies Gourmet Honey Bars matching the recalled lot codes due to the risk of Listeria contamination.
Discard or return product
The recall record does not specify whether to discard the product or return it for a refund; please check with Honey Bunchie, LLC directly for further instructions.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide.
FDA distribution: “Nationwide. No foreign/govt/VA/military consignees.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 13 months after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class I
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- 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-1871-2016 (May 31, 2016) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1871-2016 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b 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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