The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-0785-2013·Announced 2012-12-12

Zingerman's Bakehouse Orange-Almond Magic Brownies Recalled for Allergen Mislabeling

Zingerman's Bakehouse is recalling Orange-Almond Magic Brownies because the labels failed to identify milk, wheat, and soy allergens.

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, wheat, soy), which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Zingerman's Bakehouse, Inc. is recalling Zingerman's Bakehouse Orange-Almond Magic Brownies 1/4 lb. The recall was initiated because the product labels were found not to identify the source of butter and cream ingredients as milk, the source of flour as wheat, and the identity of the soy allergen found in the products.

The affected products were distributed in Michigan and Ohio. The recall involves 16 units of the 1/4 lb product.

Consumers with these products should stop using them and contact the recalling firm for instructions on disposal or return.

The recalled product

Product
Zingerman's Bakehouse Orange-Almond Magic Brownies 1/4 lb

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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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