The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-1405-2012·Announced 2012-06-20

Bear Paws Pastry Recalled for Undeclared Wheat Allergen

JDS Bakery LLC is recalling Bear Paws Microwaveable Pastry because the labels do not declare wheat, a major food allergen.

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 allergen mislabeling on a common allergen (wheat), which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

JDS Bakery LLC is voluntarily recalling 60 packages of Bear Paws Microwaveable Pastry. The product, which contains flour and walnuts, was distributed in Michigan. The recall is being issued because the finished product labels do not declare the sub-ingredients of wheat (flour).

Consumers with a wheat allergy or celiac disease should not consume the product. The affected packages are 8-ounce units with a 'Fresh thru WED 5-2' date code. Consumers who have purchased this product should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Bear Paws MICROWAVEABLE A Pastry Ingredients: Flour (unbleached), powdered sugar, sugar, walnuts, water, vegetable shortening Net Wt 8oz Stahl's Bakery (586) 716-8500
Manufacturer
JDS Bakery LLC

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)

  • Fresh thru WED 5-2

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 4 recalled by JDS Bakery LLC 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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