Sara Lee Bakery Buns Recalled for Possible Metal Fragments
BIMBO Bakeries USA is recalling Sara Lee Hearty & Delicious 100% Whole Wheat Bakery Buns due to possible metal fragments from a faulty manufacturing part.
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 (metal fragments) where injury has not yet been reported, which aligns with the High severity criteria in the rubric.
Plain-English summary
BIMBO Bakeries USA is voluntarily recalling Sara Lee Hearty & Delicious 100% Whole Wheat 8 Bakery Buns. The recall is due to the possible presence of metal fragments caused by a faulty manufacturing part at a North Carolina bakery.
The affected product was distributed in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. The specific units involved have a Best By Date of 5-21.
Consumers who have purchased these buns should stop using them and contact the manufacturer for a refund or further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Sara Lee Hearty & Delicious 100% Whole Wheat 8 Bakery Buns Sara lee, Downers Grove, IL 60515
- Manufacturer
- BIMBO Bakeries USA
- Category
- Food — Bakery Products
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 1,079
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 Date 5 - 21
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 20 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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