Tasty Bake Frozen Dough Balls Recalled for Cryptosporidium Contamination Risk
Tasty Bake Inc. is recalling frozen dough balls processed with Baker City, Oregon water due to potential Cryptosporidium contamination following a local boil water notice.
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 high-risk pathogen (Cryptosporidium) without reported illness, which aligns with the rubric criteria for a High severity score (3).
Plain-English summary
Tasty Bake Inc. is recalling specific lots of frozen dough balls sold under the Winco and Tasty Bake brands. The affected products include 17 oz wheat and white dough balls (Winco brand) and 20 oz, 25 oz, and 30 oz original dough balls (Tasty Bake brand) intended for retail and food service use. The recall involves 490 cases total, distributed in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. Affected products bear Julian Dates 213-220, indicating they were manufactured between August 1 and August 8, 2013.
The recall is being conducted because the frozen dough balls were processed with water from Baker City, Oregon, which has the potential to be contaminated with Cryptosporidium. This action follows a Boil Water Notice issued on July 31, 2013, by Baker County and Baker City officials in Oregon.
Consumers who have purchased these specific items should stop using them and return them to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the manufacturer for further instructions. The FDA has classified this recall as Class II, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.
The recalled product
- Product
- Frozen dough balls are sold under brand name Winco or Tasty Bake: Item # 04018 is 17 oz wheat dough ball, Winco brand, individually wrapped in plastic bag with label for retail use, UPC 0 31693 04018 9; Item # 00518 is 17 oz white dough ball, Winco brand, individually…
- Manufacturer
- Tasty Bake Inc
- Category
- Food — Frozen Dough
- Affected units
- 490
Distribution
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