The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0078-2022·Announced 2021-11-10

Hamburger Buns Recalled for Potential Listeria and Salmonella Contamination

Kansas City LLC, doing business as Best Harvest Bakeries, is recalling hamburger buns distributed to restaurants across 14 states due to positive environmental samples for Listeria and Salmonella species.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The source identifies high-risk pathogens (Listeria and Salmonella) based on positive environmental samples. The source text explicitly states only that environmental samples tested positive; no illnesses or injuries are reported. Per the rubric, high-risk pathogens without reported illness are scored as 3 (High).

Plain-English summary

Kansas City LLC, doing business as Best Harvest Bakeries, is recalling hamburger buns with a customer-specified formula packaged in unlabeled clear plastic bags (30 or 12 buns per bag). The recall was initiated due to positive environmental samples analyzed for Listeria and Salmonella species.

A total of 10,712 buns with production dates of 8/8/2021, 8/10/2021, 8/11/2021, 8/14/2021, and 8/15/2021 were distributed to restaurants in Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

Listeria and Salmonella can cause serious foodborne illness. Restaurants that received these products should not serve them. Consumers who believe they have become ill from consuming these buns should contact their healthcare provider.

The recalled product

Product
Hamburger buns, customer specified formula, in unlabeled clear plastic bags, 30 or 12 buns per bag.
Manufacturer
Kansas City LLC., DBA Best Harvest Bakeries
Category
Food — Baked Goods / Ready-to-Eat
Hazard
Affected units
10,712

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 (5)

  • 8/8/2021
  • 8/10/2021
  • 8/11/2021
  • 8/14/2021
  • 8/15/2021

Distribution

Distributed in 15 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 7 recalled by Kansas City LLC., DBA Best Harvest Bakeries 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 7 products in this recall →

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