Flowers Foods Recalls Hot Dog Buns Due to Potential Plastic Contamination
Flowers Foods is recalling 46,122 packages of hot dog buns sold under multiple brands because they may contain small pieces of hard plastic.
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 (foreign object contamination) where injury has not yet been reported, which aligns with the High severity criteria.
Plain-English summary
Flowers Foods is voluntarily recalling 46,122 packages of hot dog buns. The products were sold under various brand names, including Clover Valley, Family Style, Flowers Restaurant, Food Depot, Great Value, Ideal, IGA, Laura Lynn, Marlet Pantry, Natural Grain, Oven Fresh, Piggly Wiggly, Publix, SE Grocers, Sunbeam, and Wonder.
The recall was initiated because the products have the potential to contain small pieces of hard plastic introduced during the production process. The affected lots have Best By Dates of July 18, 2019, or July 19, 2019, depending on the specific brand and lot number.
The product was distributed to the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. Consumers should check their pantries for these specific products and UPC codes and dispose of them if found.
The recalled product
- Product
- Hot Dog Buns sold under the brand names of: CLOVER VALLEY 8CT UPC 70210 00760 1; FAMILY STYLE 8CT UPC 70210 01297 1; FLOWERS RESTAURANT 12CT UPC 70210 00640 6, UPC 70210 00649 9 & UPC 70210 00964 3; FOOD DEPOT 8CT UPC 72250 02439 6; GREAT VALUE 8CT UPC 78742 09728 2; IDEAL 8CT…
- Manufacturer
- FLOWERS FOODS
- Category
- Food — Bakery
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 46,122
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 (10)
- CLOVER VALLEY
- FAMILY STYLE
- GREAT VALUE
- IGA
- MARLET PANTRY
- OVEN FRESH
- PIGGLY WIGGLY
- PUBLIX
- IDEAL
- LAURA LYNN & SUNBEAM - Lot #180 Best By Date July 19 2019
Distribution
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.
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