The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0767-2013·Announced 2012-12-12

Zingerman's Bakehouse Brownies Recalled for Missing Allergen Labeling

Zingerman's Bakehouse is recalling Townie Brownies because the labels failed to identify milk and soy allergens.

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

Plain-English summary

Zingerman's Bakehouse, Inc. is recalling Zingerman's Bakehouse Townie Brownies, Net wt. 1/4 lb. The recall involves 398 units of the product.

The recall was initiated because the pastry labels were found not identifying the source of butter and cream ingredients as milk and lacking the identity of the soy allergen found in the products. This labeling error poses a risk to consumers with milk or soy allergies.

The product was distributed in Michigan and Ohio. Consumers with these products should check their labels and contact the manufacturer for further instructions or disposal guidance.

The recalled product

Product
Zingerman's Bakehouse Townie Brownies Net wt. 1/4 lb

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)

  • none

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.

See all 47 products in this recall →