The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-1002-2018·Announced 2018-03-28

Maplehurst Bakeries Recalls Frozen Italian Bread Dough Due to Listeria Risk

Maplehurst Bakeries is recalling frozen Italian bread dough because a raw material supplier reported potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination in wheat gluten.

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 a high-risk pathogen (Listeria monocytogenes) without reported illness, which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Maplehurst Bakeries, LLC. is recalling 960 cases of Italian Bread, SKU 10424, Frozen Dough. The recall was initiated after a raw material supplier informed the company that they had distributed wheat gluten to Maplehurst Bakeries that may have been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected product has a Best Before date of 7/4/2018. The product was distributed in Massachusetts and Canada. No illnesses or injuries have been reported in connection with this recall.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific SKU and Best Before date. If found, they should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase. For more information, consumers can contact Maplehurst Bakeries, LLC.

The recalled product

Product
ITALIAN BREAD, SKU: 10424, Frozen Dough
Hazard
Affected units
960

Is your product affected?

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Lot numbers (1)

  • Best Before: 7/4/2018

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 3 recalled by Maplehurst Bakeries, LLC. 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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