Walmart Bakery Recall: FDA Warns Over 3,600 Items Contaminated

If you indulged your sweet tooth while grocery shopping in recent weeks, check your pantry for two potentially dangerous products that were found to contain foreign objects.

On November 1, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a recall affecting 3,627 cases of bakery items branded under Walmart’s private label, Great Value. The recall included:

• 2,027 cases of Great Value Cheese Danish
• 1,602 cases of Great Value Cinnamon Rolls

Both products were sold in 16.5 oz. packages. The safety alert states that the recall was initiated when pieces of plastic were found in select lots of the popular bakery items.

According to a November 19 update included on the FDA Enforcement Report, that recall has now been updated to reflect a Class II recall, the second-highest in a three-tier system for reporting recall risk levels. As the FDA explains, a Class II label refers to cases 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.”

The affected Great Value items are distributed by The JM Smucker Company LLC, an Orrville, OH-based group that also produces Hostess Cakes products, including Twinkies, Snoballs, Ding Dongs and more.

Consumers can identify the affected products using the UPC codes printed on the packaging:

• Great Value Cheese Danishes have the UPC code 078742201177.
• Great Value Cinnamon Rolls have with the UPC code 078742201160.

Both bear the lot number L092525200 269X and include 12 retail items per case, the FDA notes.

Though the products are branded under Walmart’s private label, Great Value products are also sometimes sold online via Amazon. It is not immediately clear where the affected products were sold, but the FDA notes that they were distributed nationwide.

It is also not stated in the recall notice whether any injuries or illnesses have occurred as a result of the plastic contamination. However, if you believe you may have purchased the contaminated items, you should not consume them. Throw them away or bring them back to your place of purchase to request a refund.

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