The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-0088-2018·Announced 2017-11-08

Uptown Bakeries Recalls Cinnamon Mini Loaf Due to Wood Slivers

Uptown Bakeries is recalling 2.0-oz. Cinnamon Mini Loaf because an ingredient may contain wood slivers.

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 3/5 (High).

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 recall involves a physical hazard (wood slivers) in a food product where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products.

Plain-English summary

Uptown Bakeries is recalling 1,740 trays of 2.0-oz. Cinnamon Mini Loaf, shipped in 20-count trays. The recall is due to the possibility that an ingredient used to manufacture the product may contain wood slivers, some measuring 7mm.

The recalled product was shipped to a customer for further processing and distribution. The product is further processed and coded for retail sale by the customer. The source text does not specify the geographic distribution or the specific retail locations where the product may be found.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check for the specific coding applied by the processing customer. If the product is found, consumers should stop using it and contact the manufacturer or retailer for instructions on disposal or return.

The recalled product

Product
2.0-oz. Cinnamon Mini Loaf, shipped in 20-count trays.
Manufacturer
Uptown Bakeries
Affected units
1,740

Distribution

Distribution scope not specified by the agency.

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