The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-1212-2013·Announced 2013-03-27

Bimbo Recalls Brownberry Bread Due to Possible Wire Contamination

Bimbo Bakeries USA is voluntarily recalling Brownberry Dutch Country 100% Whole Grain Bread due to the possible presence of flexible wire from a faulty screen at a third-party flour mill.

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 (foreign object contamination) where injury has not yet been reported, which aligns with the High severity criteria in the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Bimbo Bakeries USA has initiated a voluntary recall of Brownberry Dutch Country 100% Whole Grain Bread, 1 LB 8 OZ (680g). The recall is due to the possible presence of flexible wire, which may have been introduced by a faulty screen at a third-party flour mill that supplied flour used in the manufacture of the product.

The affected products have best-by dates prior to and including February 20. The recall covers nationwide distribution.

Consumers should check their pantries for the recalled bread and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase. The source text does not report any illnesses or injuries associated with this recall.

The recalled product

Product
Brownberry Dutch Country 100% Whole Grain Bread, 1 LB 8 OZ (680g)
Manufacturer
Bimbo Bakeries Usa
Category
Food — Baked Goods
Hazard

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 dates prior to and including Feb 20

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 13 recalled by Bimbo Bakeries Usa 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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