The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1222-2013·Announced 2013-03-27

Sara Lee Multi-Grain Buns Recalled for Possible Flexible Wire Presence

Bimbo Bakeries USA is voluntarily recalling Sara Lee Multi-Grain Thin Style Buns due to the possible presence of flexible wire from a faulty screen at a third-party flour mill.

What this means for you

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 ingestion) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria for potential physical injury without confirmed cases.

Plain-English summary

Bimbo Bakeries USA has initiated a voluntary recall of Sara Lee Multi-Grain Thin Style Buns, NET WT 12 OZ (340g). The recall is being conducted due to the possible presence of flexible wire in the product.

The potential contamination is attributed to a faulty screen at a third-party flour mill that supplied the flour used in the manufacture of the recalled buns. The affected products have a nationwide distribution pattern. Consumers should check their pantries for buns with best-by dates prior to and including February 17.

Consumers who have purchased these products should stop using them and contact the manufacturer for further instructions or a refund. The recall is voluntary and initiated by the firm to address the safety concern regarding the potential foreign object.

The recalled product

Product
Sara Lee Multi-Grain Thin Style Buns, NET WT 12 OZ (340g)
Manufacturer
Bimbo Bakeries Usa

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 17

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.

See all 13 products in this recall →