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Medium RiskFDA Food
Food & Beverages/Packaged & Processed

Essential Baking Company Challah Bread Recalled for Undeclared Egg

Agency Publication Date: May 13, 2020
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Summary

The Essential Baking Company is recalling 84 loaves of its twisted Challah bread because it was mislabeled as Columbia Sliced bread. Because of this labeling error, the product does not list egg as an ingredient. This recall affects twisted bread loaves packaged in flexible plastic bags with a yellow Kwik-Lok seal that were distributed in Washington state.

Risk

The product contains egg, which is not declared on the label. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to eggs run the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this bread.

What You Should Do

  1. Check your bread packaging for a yellow Kwik-Lok seal and a label that reads "ORGANIC SLICED COLUMBIA" with the date code May 6.20.
  2. Identify if the bread inside is a twisted loaf (Challah) rather than standard sliced bread.
  3. Return the product to the place of purchase for a refund, throw it away, or contact the manufacturer for further instructions.
  4. Call the FDA Consumer Complaint hotline at 1-888-723-3332 (1-888-SAFEFDA) if you have further questions.

Your Remedy Options

You have 2 options:

๐Ÿ’ฐOption 1: Full Refund
How to: Return the product to the place of purchase for a full refund, or contact the manufacturer or supplier for further instructions
๐Ÿ—‘๏ธOption 2: Dispose of Product
How to: Throw the product away.

Affected Products

Product: Essential Baking Company Challah Bread (32-oz)by The Essential Baking Company
Variants: Twisted bread
Lot Numbers:
May 6.20

Mislabeled as Organic Sliced Columbia bread; packaged in flexible plastic bag with yellow Kwik-Lok seal.

Additional Information

Agency: Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Event ID: 85614
Status: Resolved
Manufacturer: Essential Baking Company, The
Manufactured In: United States
Units Affected: 84 loaves
Distributed To: Washington

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