"Sara Lee Corp. is working with U.S. regulators to recall more than 27 kinds of whole-wheat bread that may contain pieces of metal.
The bread was sold in grocery stores in Missouri, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee, the Food and Drug Administration said today in a statement.
“There may be metal in the bread as a result of a whole-wheat flour sifter screen that didn’t meet our specifications,” March Goldman, spokesman for Chicago-based Sara Lee, said in an interview.
The bread, which has a “best if purchased by” date between July 25 and Aug. 7, was sold by retailers including Piggly Wiggly, Publix Super Markets Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Goldman said. The recall involves EarthGrains, Publix, Sara Lee Delightful, Sara Lee Hearty & Delicious and several other brands that were stamped “best if purchased by” July 25, 2007, to Aug. 7, 2007, and included the code “222.”
Sara Lee runs its loaves through metal detectors before shipping to stores and none of the recalled batches set off the detectors, Goldman said. The company decided to issue the recall after Sara Lee inspectors found a sifter at its bakery in Meridian, Miss., didn’t meet company standards. Goldman declined to say how many loaves were being recalled.
Consumers can return the bread to the store where it was purchased for a refund, Sara Lee said."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
1 comments:
i only like whole-wheat bread toast... with butter ... i think it will have no upper limit then...
cleon dann
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