Class I · Recall · initiated February 11, 2026 · Terminated
Juniper Granola recalls 1,800 Junebar snack bars in New York for undeclared milk and soy
A Rochester, New York bar maker recalled two Junebar flavors, Peanut Chocolate Chip and Chocolate Cherry, sold in New York, because the products contain milk and soy that the label does not declare.
The record
- Firm
- Juniper Granola, LLC, Rochester, NY
- Products (2)
- Junebar Peanut Chocolate Chip All Natural Snack Bar; INGREDIENTS: ORGANIC PEANUT BUTTER, DATE PASTE, ORGANIC BLACK BEANS, ORGANIC SWEET POTATOES, GLUTEN FREE ROLLED OATS, SEMI-SWEET SOY FREE VEGAN SHOCOLATE CHIPS (ORGANIC CANE SUGAR, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE, COCOA BUTTER), PEANUTS, OAT FLOUR, VANILLA Junebar Chocolate Cherry All Natural Snack Bar; INGREDIENTS: ORGANIC ALMOND BUTTER, DATE PASTE, ORGANIC BLACK BEANS, ORGANIC SWEET POTATOES, GLUTEN FREE ROLLED OATS, SEMI-SWEET SOY FREE VEGAN CHOCOLATE CHIPS (ORGANIC CANE SUGAR, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE, COCOA BUTTER), DRIED CHERRIES, ALMONDS; OAT FLOU
- Reason, as filed
- “Products contain undeclared milk and soy.”
- Classification
- Class I (Class I: reasonable probability of serious health consequences or death)
- Recall numbers
- H-0542-2026, H-0543-2026
- Initiated
- February 11, 2026
- Posted by FDA
- March 11, 2026
- Status
- Terminated · Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Quantity
- 1800 bars total
- Distribution
- New York
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Why it happened, in plain English
The filed reason is “products contain undeclared milk and soy.” The ingredient statement on both bars lists “semi-sweet soy free vegan chocolate chips,” and the record says the bars contain milk and soy anyway. The record does not say how. In general terms, when a label makes a “free” claim and the allergen turns out to be present, the usual candidates are a chocolate chip reformulated or substituted by the supplier, or the wrong chip used in production, with the label never rechecked against the chip’s own panel.
That is the practical lesson for a small bar company. A composite ingredient like chocolate chips carries its own allergen profile, and that profile can change between orders. The bar label is only as accurate as the latest spec sheet for every sub-ingredient in it. Two SKUs, 1,800 bars, one state: small, but Class I because milk and soy are major allergens.
Who else should care
Small snack makers that build allergen-friendly or vegan claims on a purchased composite ingredient: chocolate chips, nut butters, sprinkles, coatings. The claim on your label rests on someone else’s formulation, and they can change it without telling you.
Also anyone whose label review happens once at launch and not at each ingredient receipt. Check: whether every incoming composite ingredient has a current spec sheet on file, and whether someone compares it to the finished label before the lot is used.
Written 2026-09-08. Analysis is editorial; the record above is FDA's.