Baptista Bakery Italian Bread Recalled for Undeclared Wheat Flour
Batista Bakery & Pastries, Inc. is recalling 30 units of 16 oz. Italian Bread because the label fails to declare wheat flour as required by FALCPA.
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 allergen mislabeling on a common allergen (wheat), which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Batista Bakery & Pastries, Inc. is recalling 30 units of Baptista Bakery & Pastry Inc. Italian Bread, 16 oz. plastic. The recall was initiated because the product labels fail to declare flour as wheat flour, which is required by the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act (FALCPA).
The affected product was manufactured prior to September 23, 2016. Distribution was limited to Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Consumers with this product should check their pantries and dispose of the bread or return it to the place of purchase. Individuals with a wheat allergy should avoid consuming the product.
The recalled product
- Product
- Baptista Bakery & Pastry Inc. Italian Bread, 16 oz. plastic
- Manufacturer
- Batista Bakery & Pastries, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Bakery
- Affected units
- 30
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 (1)
- Product manufctured prior to 9/23/16
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 4 recalled by Batista Bakery & Pastries, 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.
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