The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0769-2013·Announced 2012-12-12

Zingerman's Bakehouse Brownies Recalled for Allergen Labeling Errors

Zingerman's Bakehouse is recalling Buenos Aires Brownies because the labels failed to identify milk, wheat, 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, wheat, 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 Buenos Aires Brownies, Net wt. 1/4 lb. The recall involves 1,566 units of the product. The distribution pattern for these items was Michigan and Ohio.

The recall was initiated because the pastry labels were found not identifying the source of butter and cream ingredients as milk, the source of flour as wheat, and lacking identity of soy allergen found in products. These are common food allergens that must be clearly declared on food labels to protect consumers with allergies.

Consumers who purchased these brownies should check their labels. If the product does not clearly identify milk, wheat, and soy as ingredients or allergens, they should stop using the product and contact the manufacturer for instructions on disposal or return.

The recalled product

Product
Zingerman's Bakehouse Buenos Aires 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 →