Bakkavor Recall: Metal fragments in bread. The firm discovered metal fragments in various bread products. They determined the cause to be roasted tomatoes provided by one of their ingredient suppliers.

🇺🇸 United States

1. January 19, 2026 - Recall initiated
2. April 1, 2026 - Reported by source

Official source record

Agency

FDA

Dataset

FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)

Recall number

H-0619-2026

Event ID

98311

Status

Ongoing

Classification

Class II

Company

Bakkavor

Product description

Roasted Tomato Parmesan Focaccia Bread sold under the brand names of FREDERIK'S by meijer SLOW-ROASTED TOMATO & SHREDDED PARMESAN CHEESE NET WT 13.75 OZ (390g) UPC 7 13733 88387 0 DIST. BY MEIJER DISTRIBUTION, INC. GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49544; fresh & simple Roasted Tomato & Parmesan Focaccia NET WT. 13.75 oz (390g) UPC 8 50061 35318 4 Distributed By: Bakkavor Foods USA Inc., Charlotte, NC 28273; HT Traders Roasted Tomato & Parmesan FOCACCIA NET WT. 13.75 oz (390g) UPC 0 72036 95631 6 PROUDLY DISTRIBUTED BY: HARRIS TEETER, LLC MATTHEWS, NC 28105 TRADER JOE'S FOCACCIA BREAD Roasted Tomato & Parmesan NET WT. 14 OZ (397g) UPC 0064 4358 DIST. & SOLD EXCLUSIVELY BY: TRADER JOE'S, MONROVIA, CA 91016

Quantity

23,459 cases

Reason

Metal fragments in bread. The firm discovered metal fragments in various bread products. They determined the cause to be roasted tomatoes provided by one of their ingredient suppliers.

Recall initiation date

January 19, 2026

Report date

April 1, 2026

Classification date

Not published in this source record

Termination date

Not terminated as of this source record

Distribution pattern

Product was shipped to the following states: AZ, CA, CT, FL, IL, MI, NC, NJ, TX & VA.

UPC, lot, and code information

Frederik's by Meijer Slow Roasted Tomato & Parm Focaccia: Lot 20359045 UB 4/27/26, Lot 20360217 UB 4/28/26, Lot 20367746 UB 7/3/26 & Lot 20373614 UB 8/3/26. Fresh & Simple Roasted Tomato Parmesan Focaccia: Lot 20370988 UB 7/19/26 HT Traders Roasted Tomato Parmesan Focaccia: Lot 20360340 UB 5/1/26 & Lot 20368264 UB 7/7/26 Trader Joe's Focaccia Bread Roasted Tomato & Parm: Lot 20366937 UB 7/26/26 Lot 20367144 UB 7/27/26, Lot 20367326 UB 7/28/26, Lot 20367484 UB 7/29/26, Lot 20369659 UB 8/11/26, Lot 20370576 UB 8/13/26, Lot 20371292 UB 8/18/26, Lot 20371619 UB 8/19/26, Lot 20367326 UB 8/20/26, Lot 20375535 UB 9/14/26, Lot 20376542 UB 9/27/26, Lot 20376732 UB 9/28/26, Lot 20376925 UB 9/29/26, Lot 20377124 UB 9/30/26, Lot 20377366 UB 10/1/26, Lot 20378027 UB 10/6/26, Lot 20378264 UB 10/7/26, Lot 20378471 UB 10/8/26, Lot 20379131 UB 10/11/26, Lot 20379267 UB 10/12/26, Lot 20379723 UB 10/13/26, Lot 20380072 UB 10/14/26 & Lot 20380255 UB 10/15/26.

Voluntary or mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Initial notification method

E-Mail

Source last updated

Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below

Public Health Trace retrieval date

July 18, 2026 ET

Other products recalled under this same event

This recall shares FDA event ID 98311 with 1 other product entry in Public Health Trace.

Responsible company: Bakkavor

Other recalls from Bakkavor

A map highlighting the states named in the source's distribution description.

Distributed No data published

Shading reflects state-level totals only, as published by the source. It does not imply county-level or point-level precision.

Distribution map

State	Distributed
Arizona	1
California	1
Connecticut	1
Florida	1
Illinois	1
Michigan	1
North Carolina	1
New Jersey	1
Texas	1
Virginia	1

States shown are extracted from the source's free-text distribution description above; a narrative description (e.g. "distributed nationwide") may not list individual states to extract.

Where this information comes from

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Retrieved by Public Health Trace: July 18, 2026 ET

Frequently asked questions

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