The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0084-2022·Announced 2021-11-10

Hotdog Buns Recalled for Potential Listeria and Salmonella

Kansas City LLC, operating as Best Harvest Bakeries, is recalling hotdog buns distributed to restaurants across 14 states due to positive environmental samples tested 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: This is an FDA Class II recall involving high-risk pathogens (Listeria and Salmonella) detected in environmental samples. Although no reported illnesses or injuries are stated in the source text, the presence of these pathogens in a ready-to-eat food product poses a risk of harm and warrants a High severity rating per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Kansas City LLC, doing business as Best Harvest Bakeries, is recalling hotdog buns in unlabeled clear plastic bags (30 or 12 buns per bag). A total of 10,712 buns have been recalled. The recall was initiated because positive environmental samples were detected during testing for Listeria and Salmonella species.

The affected hotdog buns were distributed to restaurants in Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

The recalled buns were produced on September 13 or September 14, 2021. Consumers and food service operators in the affected states who received these products should discontinue use and distribution immediately.

The recalled product

Product
Hotdog buns, in unlabeled clear plastic bags, 30 or 12 buns per bag.
Manufacturer
Kansas City LLC., DBA Best Harvest Bakeries
Hazard
  • listeria
  • salmonella

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)

  • Sept 13 2021
  • 9/14/2021

Distribution

Distributed in 15 states:

  • AR
  • CO
  • IA
  • KS
  • LA
  • MN
  • MO
  • ND
  • NE
  • NM
  • OK
  • SD
  • TX
  • WI
  • WY