The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-0759-2013·Announced 2012-12-12

Zingerman's Bakehouse Mandelbread Recalled for Allergen Mislabeling

Zingerman's Bakehouse is recalling Mandelbread because the labels failed to identify milk and wheat as ingredients.

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 common allergens (milk and wheat), which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Zingerman's Bakehouse, Inc. is recalling 101 units of Mandelbread, Net wt. 8 ounces. The product was distributed in Michigan and Ohio.

The recall was initiated because the pastry labels were found not identifying the source of butter and cream ingredients as milk and the source of flour as wheat. This constitutes a failure to properly label common allergens.

Consumers who purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific 8-ounce Mandelbread from Zingerman's Bakehouse. If found, they should dispose of the product or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Zingerman's Bakehouse Mandelbread Net wt. 8 ounces

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Lot numbers (1)

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Distribution

Distributed in 2 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 47 recalled by Zingerman's Bakehouse, 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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