RIDOH announces recall of Quaker Oats granola, cereal

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The Rhode Island Department of Health announced that the Quaker Oats Company is recalling specific granola bars and granola cereals as they may be contaminated with salmonella.

According to the department, most of the granola bars were sold as Quaker Big Chewy Bars. Recalled granola bars were included in many snack boxes.

Officials said salmonella is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, elderly people and those with weakened immune systems.

To date, Quaker has received no confirmed reports of illnesses related to products impacted by the recall.

For more information on the recalled bars and cereal is available at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration webpage.