Lewis Bakeries Recalls Honey Wheat Bread Due to Metal Fragments
Lewis Bakeries is recalling 89,471 loaves of Honey Wheat Bread nationwide because two small stainless steel fragments were found in the product.
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 risk-of-harm product (metal fragments in food) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria.
Plain-English summary
Lewis Bakeries-Evansville is voluntarily recalling 89,471 loaves of Honey Wheat Bread distributed nationwide. The recall was initiated after the firm discovered two small food-grade stainless steel fragments in two slices of bread.
The affected products include various brands and sizes, such as Bunny, Holsum, Great Value, Schnucks Select, L'Oven Fresh, and Sunbeam. The specific products are identified by UPC codes and have best-by dates ranging from November 22 through November 26.
Consumers who have purchased these products should stop using them and return them to the place of purchase for a refund. The FDA classifies this recall as Class II, indicating a reasonable probability of temporary or medically reversible health consequences.
The recalled product
- Product
- Honey Wheat Bread packaged under the following names and sizes: UPC Name, size 24126-01435 Bunny, Honey Wheat, 20 OZ 71025-00443 Holsum, Honey Wheat, 20 OZ 78742-03639 Honey Wheat Great Value, Honey Wheat, 20 OZ 24126-01511 Honey Wheat Schnucks Select, Honey…
- Manufacturer
- Lewis Bakeries-Evansville
- Category
- Food — Baked Goods
- Affected units
- 89,471
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)
- Best by NOV 22 through NOV 26
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 8 recalled by Lewis Bakeries-Evansville 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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