The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0695-2013·Announced 2012-11-28

Rudi's Organic Bakery Bread Recalled for Possible Metal Contamination

Charter Baking Company is voluntarily recalling Rudi's Organic Bakery Colorado Cracked Wheat bread due to the possible presence of small metal objects.

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 recall involves a risk-of-harm product (metal contamination) where injury has not yet been reported, which aligns with the High severity criteria in the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Charter Baking Company is voluntarily recalling select packages of Rudi's Organic Bakery Colorado Cracked Wheat bread. The recall is being conducted due to the possible presence of small metal objects in the product.

The affected product consists of 22-ounce loaves packed in flexible plastic bags with the UPC 031493-54373-6. The specific lot code for the recalled items is 2-193-R. A total of 4,704 loaves were distributed nationally and globally, including to Cuba and Puerto Rico.

Consumers who have purchased this specific lot of bread should stop using it and contact the recalling firm for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Rudi's Organic Bakery, Colorado Cracked Wheat, 22 oz, UPC 031493-54373-6, packed in flexible plastic bags. Labeling is tan, yellow, white, maroon, and orange with white, black, green, maroon, and orange print writing.
Manufacturer
Charter Baking Company
Category
Food — Baked Goods
Hazard
Affected units
4,704

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)

  • Lot Code: 2-193-R.

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 3 recalled by Charter Baking Company 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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