Lewis Bakeries Recalls Yellow Bread Due to Stainless Steel Fragments
Lewis Bakeries-Evansville is recalling 87,210 loaves of bulk yellow bread because two small food-grade stainless steel fragments were found in two slices.
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 foreign object (stainless steel) in food, which poses a risk of injury (choking, dental damage, or internal injury). Per the rubric, this is a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported, corresponding to a score of 3 (High).
Plain-English summary
Lewis Bakeries-Evansville is voluntarily recalling 87,210 loaves of bulk yellow bread (UPC 6000283494). The recall was initiated after the firm discovered two small food-grade stainless steel fragments in two slices of the bread.
The affected product was distributed nationwide. The source text does not specify a date of distribution, specific retail locations, or whether any consumers have reported injuries or illnesses.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific UPC and product description. If found, they should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase. The source text does not provide specific contact information for the recalling firm.
The recalled product
- Product
- UPC Name 6000283494 Yellow bread (bulk)
- Manufacturer
- Lewis Bakeries-Evansville
- Category
- Food — Bakery Products
- Affected units
- 87,210
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 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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