The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0724-2013·Announced 2012-12-05

Jimmy Dean French Toast & Sausage Sandwich Recalled for Undeclared Allergens

Hillshire Brands is recalling Jimmy Dean French Toast & Sausage Sandwiches because the back label lists ingredients for a different product, omitting egg and soy.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classified this recall as Class I — a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "Some of the Jimmy Dean French Toast & Sausage Sandwiches were mislabeled on the back label with an ingredients statement for another product, resulting in undeclared allergens, egg and soy, not listed on the label."

Plain-English summary

Hillshire Brands Company is recalling 405 cases of Jimmy Dean French Toast & Sausage Sandwiches, Net Wt 3.9 oz (110g). The product is a food service, individually butcher paper wrapped, fully cooked frozen sandwich. The recall is due to a labeling error where the back label displays an ingredients statement for another product, resulting in undeclared allergens egg and soy.

The affected product has the UPC 54500 51434, item number 51434, and code date 12292P1. The case SKU is 51366. The recall covers 12 sandwiches per 2.74 lb case.

The product was distributed in Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Consumers with this product should check the back label for the specific code date and UPC listed above. If the product matches the description, consumers should not consume it and should contact the manufacturer for instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Jimmy Dean French Toast & Sausage Sandwich, Net Wt 3.9 oz (110g); a food service individually butcher paper wrapped, fully cooked frozen sandwich; 12 sandwiches per 2.74 lb case; UPC 54500 51434
Affected units
405

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 (4)

  • Incorrect back label: UPC 54500 51434
  • item 51434
  • code date 12292P1
  • Case SKU 51366

Distribution

Distributed in 10 states:

Same manufacturer · Hillshire Brands Company

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