The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1598-2019·Announced 2019-07-31

Publix Brown and Serve Rolls Recalled for Potential Plastic Contamination

Flowers Foods is recalling Publix 12 CT Brown & Serve Rolls due to the potential presence of small pieces of hard plastic introduced during production.

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, which aligns with the 'High' severity criteria in the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Flowers Foods is voluntarily recalling 350 packages of Publix 12 CT Brown & Serve Rolls (UPC 41415 31190 9) because the products have the potential to contain small pieces of hard plastic introduced during the production process.

The affected product is identified by Lot #111 and a Best By Date of July 18, 2019. The product was shipped to the following states: AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MO, MS, NC, OH, SC, TN, TX, VA & WV.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific lot number and best-by date. If the product matches the description, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase for a refund.

The recalled product

Product
Publix 12 CT Brown & Serve Rolls 12 CT UPC 41415 31190 9
Manufacturer
FLOWERS FOODS
Affected units
350

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 (2)

  • Lot #111 Best By Date July 18
  • 2019

Distribution

Distributed in 18 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 12 recalled by FLOWERS FOODS 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 12 products in this recall →