The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-0559-2016·Announced 2016-02-17

Signature Kitchens Hot Dog Buns Recalled for Foreign Material

Albertsons is recalling Signature Kitchens Enriched Hot Dog Buns because cloth material from production equipment may be present in the product.

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 risk-of-harm product (foreign material in food) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the criteria for a High severity score.

Plain-English summary

Albertsons Companies, Inc. is recalling 1,178 packages of Signature Kitchens Enriched Hot Dog Buns. The product is an 8-bun package with a net weight of 12 oz (340 g) and UPC 0 21130 18501 6. The buns are distributed by Living Better Brands, LLC, in Pleasanton, CA, and contain wheat, with a warning that they may contain eggs and milk.

The recall was initiated because cloth material that is part of the production equipment may be in the product. This foreign material presents a potential choking or injury hazard to consumers.

The affected product was distributed in California, Hawaii, and Nevada. The specific code for the recalled product is a sell-by date of 1/26/16. Consumers should check their pantries for this specific product and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Signature Kitchens Enriched Hot Dog; 8 buns; NET WT 12 oz 340 g UPC 0 21130 18501 6; Distributed by Living Better Brands, LLC, Pleasanton, CA 94566 Contains: Wheat May Contain eggs, milk.
Manufacturer
Albertsons Companies, Inc.
Category
Food — Bakery
Hazard

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)

  • Sell by 1/26/16

Distribution

Distributed in 3 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 14 recalled by Albertsons Companies, 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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