Food Safety

Trader Joe's bread recalled due to undeclared allergen

Bread sold in Trader Joe's stores in five states

Athens Baking Company is recalling Trader Joe’s Harvest Whole Wheat Bread sold in five states due to an undeclared allergen.

The bread was sold in Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah. Only products labeled with best buy dates between Jan. 8 and Jan. 27 are included. The bread did not list cultured whey (milk) in the ingredients label. There have been no illnesses reported to date.

The bread can be returned to Trader Joe’s for a full refund. For further questions, contact Athens Baking Company, Inc. at (559) 324-8535 ext.108, Monday through Friday, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, or visit www.athensbaking.com.

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Casey Laughman is the former Editor in Chief of Food Engineering magazine. He has almost two decades’ experience as a writer and editor for mainstream and trade publications. He spent several years as a writer and editor for two news services before becoming the editor of a legal publication and managing editor of a trade magazine that covered the commercial facilities market.