Nearly 736,000 Pillsbury rolls recalled over glass contamination concerns
Pillsbury bread rolls have been recalled by General Mills over potential glass contamination.
The recall, initiated in June, has affected nearly 736,000 total rolls.
According to a July notice from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, two Pillsbury products have been affected by the recall: Hard Roll Dough and Kaiser Roll Dough. Over 3,000 cases of the 180-count Hard Roll Dough were impacted, while 1,260 cases of the 144-count Kaiser Roll Dough were affected.
The rolls were sold in large quantities, intended for businesses rather than individual consumers, based on a description on the General Mills website.
The FDA’s notice said the recall was initiated due to “potential foreign material (glass).” Further details weren’t immediately available.
Affected rolls were shipped to Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming.
A General Mills — which owns brands including Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, Cheerios, Lucky Charms and Nature Valley — spokesperson told The Independent via email: “Food safety is our top priority at General Mills. Out of an abundance of caution, in mid-June, we issued a voluntary recall of two frozen dough products baked onsite and sold exclusively at Walmart in-store bakeries in the United States.
“This voluntary recall is limited in scope, highly contained and all potential impacted product has been removed.”
The Pillsbury roll recall isn’t the only issue plaguing consumers at the moment.
Taco Bell announced Thursday it would remove lettuce from some of its stores after the FDA identified shredded iceberg lettuce as the potential source of the cyclosporiasis outbreak that causes episodes of explosive diarrhea.
“Based on ongoing conversations with public health officials, and out of an abundance of caution, Taco Bell has taken immediate action to voluntarily remove potentially impacted lettuce from a supplier in select states,” Taco Bell said in a statement.
The fast-food chain said its decision to remove the lettuce “indefinitely” was voluntary and that no official advisory has been issued.
Taylor Farms, which supplies the shredded lettuce, was linked to the potential outbreak, two people familiar with the investigation told the Washington Post.
“The affected ingredient from our supplier is being indefinitely removed from our supply chain nationwide and will be replaced within 24 hours in select states,” a spokesperson for the Mexican fast-food chain said.
