Mexican Sweet Bread Recalled for Undeclared Milk, Wheat, and Dye
Mexicantown Wholesale is recalling Tortugas Mexican Sweet Bread for undeclared milk, wheat, and FD&C Yellow #6.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
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 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classified this recall as Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Mexicantown Wholesale is recalling 26 units of Tortugas (Mexican Sweet Bread), a 4.0oz product imported by El Campeon Leamington. The recall was initiated because the product contains undeclared milk (liquid milk added), wheat (flour), and FD&C Yellow #6.
The affected products were distributed in Canada only. All units were distributed on May 15, 2012. The products can be identified by UPC 9564000053 and item number 002.
Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase or contact the recalling firm for instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- TORTUGAS (MEXICAN SWEET BREAD) IMPORTED BY EL CAMPEON LEAMINGTON 519-324-2616 4.0oz
- Manufacturer
- Mexicantown Wholesale
- Category
- Food — Baked Goods
- Affected units
- 10
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)
- UPC: 9564000053
- and item #002 All products distributed on 5/15/2012.
Distribution
Distribution scope not specified by the agency.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 18 recalled by Mexicantown Wholesale 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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