POPSUGAR Must Have January 2013 Box

[puppyl0ve9]

you guys freaked me out a bit

i already ate one and then the FDA recall - I think PS would know better and hopefully this is their way to promote business for Thinkthin.

dates on mine are in december - so I'm safe. hopefully.

 

[cmello]

so the bars need to have a date beyond  7/13/13 in order to be safe??

 

[JessP]

so the bars need to have a date beyond  7/13/13 in order to be safe??

Yep, according to this article from BusinessWeek - the recalled bars all have best-by dates of July 13, 2013. http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-10-15/thinkthin-bars-recalled-on-contamination-concerns

 

[noraray]

Spoiler

 

[ricarlav]

My box shipped and should be to my tomorrow yet I haven't received an email from popsugar. So weird!

Has anyone emailed them regarding the recall on the bars?

 

[Lisa Marie]

Originally Posted by yousoldtheworld /img/forum/go_quote.gif


Yeah...I like the more granola-y type, with lots of nuts and fruits (yes, like Kind - they're the best!!) but most of them gross me out, especially if they have that nasty crunch texture, or tout themselves as protein bars (there's something in the texture that is just horrid to me). I do find the Kellogg's FiberPlus bars surprisingly tasty. But I woudln't try a thinkthin bar again if they paid me!

Agreed! I really like Kind and FiberPlus bars! I had picked up a thinkthin bar when I was checking out at Sprouts last summer. I was starving and the flavor looked appealing. I should have looked at the ingredients (instead of just the nutrition) a little more carefully. It was loaded with artificial sweeteners....?? It was gross and I didn't finish it.

I'm curious if anyone contacted PS to let them know about the recall? I agree with everyone that safe or not, a recall makes me wary about trying something even if they consider it "safe" now.

 

[JessP]

Spoiler

Nice work with the spoiler pic /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> I like this variation as well!

 

[nicepenguins]

I wonder if the reason they had a bunch of Think Thin bars is because of the recall...like the company is trying to improve its name and is giving out free product.  

 

[Beauty-Flawed]

Originally Posted by yousoldtheworld /img/forum/go_quote.gif


Yeah...I like the more granola-y type, with lots of nuts and fruits (yes, like Kind - they're the best!!) but most of them gross me out, especially if they have that nasty crunch texture, or tout themselves as protein bars (there's something in the texture that is just horrid to me). I do find the Kellogg's FiberPlus bars surprisingly tasty. But I woudln't try a thinkthin bar again if they paid me!

I'm not a big fan of bars like this either the Luna bars in birchbox always gross me out, they taste nothing like they say there going to! lol Now I'm really not looking forward to those being in my box ha ha I guess at least for me this box is paid for with my referrals so that kind of softens the blow

 

[LisaLeah]

Originally Posted by JessP /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Yep, according to this article from BusinessWeek - the recalled bars all have best-by dates of July 13, 2013. http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-10-15/thinkthin-bars-recalled-on-contamination-concerns

Just checked...the bars have a best by date of 12/5/13 and 12/18/13

I am tossing them anyway!

 

[ricarlav]

Originally Posted by noraray /img/forum/go_quote.gif

 
I hope I get a pink watch, I'm afraid the white would get all dirty or turn yellow.  

 

[Sheeeeeelby]

Originally Posted by jerricabenton7 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

DON'T EAT THE THINK THIN BARS!!!!THERE IS A RECALL ON THEM!!!!i was in bed looking up reviews for the items in this months box and this popped up,google think thin crunch recall.from the pics i saw, the caramel crunch and the blueberry one is in the boxes.not trying to freak anyone out,but salmonella hello.what a buzzkill!hopefully the tainted ones arent't in the boxes.

Yikes!!! Even if the dates are beyond that, I still don't want to eat them. WTF PS! Has anyone contacted PS?

 

[heather4602]

I'm in Georgia and mine says:

"No record of this tracking number can be found. For more information, please contact Customer Service at 1.800.GoFedEx 1.800.463.3339"
 

I got the email that it was shipped on Tuesday and it is still saying this!

 

[Meggpi]

Product recalls happen all the time, peanut butter, pet food, spinach, cantaloupes, hell safety features on cars... I think this is a whole lot of sturm und drang over a whole lot of nothing.  

 

[WanderlustinWA]

Originally Posted by Meggpi /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Product recalls happen all the time, peanut butter, pet food, spinach, cantaloupes, hell safety features on cars... I think this is a whole lot of sturm und drang over a whole lot of nothing.  

Yes, this!!  I'm positive every successive batch will now be totally fine, because two different recalls would be one hell of a PR disaster.  We live in the United States, land of mechanically produced food - stuff happens.

 

[ricarlav]

I contacted them about the recall and got this response:

Thanks for your inquiry about the thinkThin bars. You can rest assure, that the thinkThin bars included in the Jan. PopSugar Must Have box are in no way part of the precautionary recall that took place prior to the date of these newly shipped bars. Please don't hesitate to contact us with any other questions or concerns that you may have. We hope you enjoy all the fun goodies included in your Jan. box!

Best,
POPSUGAR Support

 

[randomlyreviews]

Originally Posted by Meggpi /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Product recalls happen all the time, peanut butter, pet food, spinach, cantaloupes, hell safety features on cars... I think this is a whole lot of sturm und drang over a whole lot of nothing.  

I agree. I ate the bar before checking the best-by-date (oh well) and today (after reading about the recall), I contacted PopSugar Customer Service team. My common sense and experience told me that the bars could not have been from the recalled batches... I got a response just now that states "You can rest assure, that the ThinkThin bars included in the Jan. PopSugar Must Have box are in no way part of the precautionary recall that took place prior to the date of these newly shipped bars." While they didn't confirm the best-by-date (as I originally requested), I am fine and I am choosing to ignore the whole issue and to not worry...

 

[Bizgirlva]

Originally Posted by WanderlustinWA /img/forum/go_quote.gif

We live in the United States, land of mechanically produced food - stuff happens.

Exactly why I won't be eating them.  Wasn't the initial reason, but mechanically produced shouldn't go in front of the word food.  I prefer my food, to be...ya know...actual food.  

 

[Bizgirlva]

Originally Posted by heather4602 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I'm in Georgia and mine says:

"No record of this tracking number can be found. For more information, please contact Customer Service at 1.800.GoFedEx 1.800.463.3339"

I got the email that it was shipped on Tuesday and it is still saying this!

Did you try tracking by reference (your PS account number)?

 

[brandyk]

these bars were recalled as part of the recall that affected a huge number of the high-end peanut-including items on the market this past summer.  this is not something that happened when putting the bars together, it was in the peanut processing plant.

http://www.fda.gov/food/foodsafety/corenetwork/ucm320413.htm#recalled