Quaker Oats is recalling more products due to possible Salmonella contamination

The Quaker Oats Company this week added more products to a recall that began last month due to possible salmonella contamination, bringing the total number of products to more than 60.

Quaker Oats, owned by PepsiCo, was initially recalled 43 products, including granola bars, breakfast cereals and various snacks. The company added on Thursday 24 products to the list.

The recently recalled products include Quaker Chewy Granola Bars, Gatorade Protein Bars, Cap'n Crunch Bars, Quaker Simply Granola Cereals, Gamesa Marias Cereal and other cereals.

“To date, Quaker has not received any confirmed reports of illness associated with the products subject to this recall,” the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said in December. It is unclear whether any cases of illness have been reported since then.

It was not immediately clear how the potential contamination occurred or how and when it first came to the attention of federal regulators or the company. Quaker Oats did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Saturday.

On his websitethe company listed the recalled products and offered the opportunity to request a refund.

Customers should check their pantries for produce and throw it away, the FDA said.

Salmonella is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or older adults, and people with weakened immune systems.

Common symptoms of salmonella include fever, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea, which may be bloody. In rare cases, salmonella can enter the bloodstream and lead to more serious illness, such as infected arteries, the FDA said

Individuals exposed to it usually start feeling sick six hours to six days later. Most infections are mild and last four to seven days.

Other recent salmonella-related recalls have been linked to a variety of foods, such as vegetables, fruits and meat. At least two people have died in a salmonella outbreak linked to melons that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced in November.

Salmonella bacteria cause about 1.35 million infections, 26,500 hospitalizations and 420 deaths annually in the United States, according to the CDC