Quaker Oats is one of the oldest and consequently most familiar food brands in the U.S. Dating back to 1877, the company began with trademarked cereal products, namely cans of rolled oats bearing the image of a man in traditional Quaker dress, ever.
Over the past century and a half, Quaker has evolved from just a humble proprietor of oats and cereals. Since a 2001 merger with a soft drink giant, , Quaker is now a multi-national packaged food conglomerate that oversees hundreds of products, presides over many subsidiaries and other brands, and feeds millions of people a year. Its various cereals and granola products are just some of the .
That's a big operation that involves a lot of people, logistics, and other moving parts, and occasionally some very dangerous things got into where they didn't belong and tainted large numbers of Quaker products. . Here are the biggest recalls ever undertaken by Quaker Oats.
More than 60 granola products The most recent Quaker Oats recall included a wide array of granola-oriented products distributed to all 50 U.S. states and territories like Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
And then in January 2024, Quaker recalled more than 20 other products — granola bars, cereals, cereal bars, a protein bar, and a snack mix. In terms of products affected, it's the most voluminous recall ever for Quaker. Profits for Quaker dropped slightly in the wake of the recall, and following an internal investigation, the company announced in Apr.
