The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-2109-2019·Announced 2019-09-04

Olive Bakery Red Bean Bread Recalled for Wheat Mislabeling

Olive Bakery is recalling 41 packages of Red Bean Bread because the label lists flour but fails to declare wheat, a major allergen.

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 allergen mislabeling on a common allergen (wheat), which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Olive Bakery is voluntarily recalling 41 packages of Red Bean Bread. The product consists of two bread pastries filled with red bean paste, packaged in a clear plastic bag with a fold-down stick seal. The packages were distributed in Oregon and Washington.

The recall is being issued because the product label declares flour as an ingredient but does not declare wheat. Wheat is a major food allergen, and the omission of this information on the label poses a risk to consumers with wheat allergies.

Consumers who purchased this product should check their pantry for packages matching this description. If you have this product, do not consume it. You may contact Olive Bakery for more information or a refund.

The recalled product

Product
Red Bean bread package contains two bread pastries filled with red bean paste filling, packaged in a clear plastic bag with a fold down stick seal. No net weight or nutritional information is included on the label. The packaging contains white printing label and reads in…
Manufacturer
Olive Bakery
Affected units
41

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Lot numbers (1)

  • None

Distribution

Distributed in 2 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 12 recalled by Olive Bakery 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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