The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-1216-2013·Announced 2013-03-27

Bimbo Recalls Brownberry Nutty Grain Bread Due to Wire Contamination

Bimbo Bakeries USA is voluntarily recalling Brownberry Healthfull Nutty Grain Bread because it may contain flexible wire fragments from a faulty screen at a flour supplier.

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 physical hazard (flexible wire) in a food product, which poses a risk of injury (choking or internal injury) if consumed. Per the rubric, risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported are classified as High (Score 3).

Plain-English summary

Bimbo Bakeries USA has initiated a voluntary recall of Brownberry Healthfull Nutty Grain Bread, 1 LB 8 OZ (680g). The recall is due to the possible presence of flexible wire in the product. This contamination is attributed to a faulty screen at a third-party flour mill that supplied the flour used in the manufacture of the recalled bread.

The affected products were distributed nationwide. Consumers should check their pantries for this specific product and look for best-by dates prior to and including February 20.

Consumers who have purchased the recalled product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase for a refund. No specific instructions for disposal or further action are provided in the source text beyond returning the product.

The recalled product

Product
Brownberry Healthfull Nutty Grain Bread, 1 LB 8 OZ (680g)
Manufacturer
Bimbo Bakeries Usa
Category
Food — Bread
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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