The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0064-2017·Announced 2016-10-19

Gold Standard Baking Recalls Strawberry Cheese Danish Due to Metal Shavings

Gold Standard Baking is recalling The Bakery Strawberry Cheese Danish because of the presence of small metal shavings. The product was distributed nationwide by Walmart.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class II. Per the rubric, FDA Class II recalls are assigned a severity score of 4 (Severe), particularly when involving physical hazards like metal shavings that pose a risk of injury.

Plain-English summary

Gold Standard Baking, Inc. is recalling The Bakery Strawberry Cheese Danish, Net Wt 14 OZ (397g), due to the presence of small metal shavings. The product is distributed by WAL-MART Stores, Inc. in Bentonville, AR, and carries the UPC 078742100401.

The recall affects 1,364 cases of the product with lot numbers 071516 and 072616. The distribution pattern is listed as nationwide.

Consumers should stop using the recalled product and check their pantries for the specific lot numbers listed above. The FDA has classified this as a Class II recall.

The recalled product

Product
The Bakery Strawberry Cheese Danish | Net Wt 14 OZ (397g) | Distributed By WAL-MART Stores, Inc, Bentonville, AR 72716 | UPC: 078742100401
Affected units
1,364

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (2)

  • Lots: 071516
  • 072616

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 17 recalled by Gold Standard Baking, Inc. under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 17 products in this recall →

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