Class IITerminated · reported 2022-09-14

King's Hawaiian 10.5 oz. Pretzel Hamburger Buns (UPC 73435000365), 10.2 oz.

King's Hawaiian Bakery recalled this product and the FDA reported the enforcement action on 14 September 2022 as Class II. The recall was initiated by the firm. Ingredient used to manufacture pretzel products may have been contaminated with Cronobacter sakazakii, and/or Clostridium botulinum.

The record

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Product: King's Hawaiian 10.5 oz. Pretzel Hamburger Buns (UPC 73435000365), 10.2 oz. Pretzel Bites (UPC 73435000525.), and 11 oz. Slider Buns (UPC 73435000372 ) packed in plastic bags. Distributed by King s Hawaiian Bakery West, Inc., 19161 Harborgate Way, Torrance, CA 90501
UPC: 73435000365
Reason for recall: Ingredient used to manufacture pretzel products may have been contaminated with Cronobacter sakazakii, and/or Clostridium botulinum.
Recalling firm: King's Hawaiian Bakery
Firm location: Torrance, California, United States
Classification: Class II
Status: Terminated
Recall number: F-1686-2022
Quantity: 800111 Pretzel Hamburger Buns: 298,635 cases " 800112 Pretzel Slider Buns:246,050 cases " 800151 Pretzel Bites:7,973 cases
Distribution: Nationwide
Initiated: 12 August 2022
Reported by FDA: 14 September 2022
Terminated: 12 October 2023
Firm notified by: Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Product codes: King's Hawaiian Pretzel Hamburger Bun Lot numbers: 108222, 109222, 110222, 111222, 112222, 164222, 165222, 166222, 167222, 168222, 187222, 188222, 189222, 199222, 214222, 215222, 216222, 217222, 218222 King's Hawaiian Pretzel Slider Bun lot numbers: 115222, 116222, 117222, 118222, 119222, 120222, 157222, 158222, 159222, 160222, 161222, 162222, 200222, 201222, 202222, 203222, 204222, 220222, 221222 King's Hawaiian Pretzel Bites lot numbers: 16721B, 16821B, 17021B, 1712IB, 1722IB, 17321B, 17421B, 17521B, 17721B, 17821B, 17921B, 18021B, 18121B, 18421B, 18521B, 18621B, 18721B, 18821B, 19121B, 19221B, 19321B, 19421B, 19521B, 19821B, 19921B, 20021B, 20121B, 20221B, 20521B, 20621B, 20721B, 20821B, 20921B, 21221B, 21321B, 21421B, 21521B, 21621B, 21921B, 22021B, 22121B.

Reading this record

Five things about this record are not in the record itself, and each one changes how it should be read.

Class II means the FDA judged a remote probability of serious harm, or a probability of temporary or medically reversible harm. The class is assigned by an agency health hazard evaluation under 21 CFR 7.41, not by the firm.
The firm started this recall itself. Most FDA food recalls are voluntary, and a recall is a food safety plan working rather than failing. The circumstances in which the agency asks for one instead are set out in 21 CFR 7.45.
This record is the only one the FDA opened for its recall event, so it covers a single product code.
The recall ran for 14 months, from 12 August 2022 to termination on 12 October 2023. Termination means the agency judged that all reasonable effort had been made, under 21 CFR 7.55, and it says nothing about whether product remained in circulation.
The FDA published the enforcement report 5 weeks after the firm began the recall.
Recalls of a bakery product run a median of 6 months, so this one was longer than usual for its category. Bakery is overwhelmingly an allergen category rather than a pathogen one: baking is a kill step, but a bakery runs many recipes down shared lines, so the failure that recalls a bakery product is usually a label or a changeover.

What this recall was for

Clostridium botulinum

Clostridium botulinum recalls are recalls of the process, not of a test result: the organism produces its toxin without oxygen, so a low-acid food in a sealed container that missed its scheduled process is recalled whether or not toxin was ever found.

A preventive controls plan covers a botulism risk under the clauses below. This is where the control belongs, not a finding against any firm named on this page: a recall record states a reason, and most of these recalls were initiated by the firm itself.

21 CFR 113: Thermally processed low-acid foods in hermetically sealed containers: the scheduled process, its establishment by a competent authority, and the records proving every container received it.
21 CFR 108.35: Emergency permit control: the registration and process filing a low-acid canned food processor must hold before it may operate.

Filed under bakery and snacks and confectionery. A product can sit in more than one.

Other bakery recalls for the same reason

These are the closest records in the corpus: the same kind of food, recalled for a hazard this record also names. Unlike the firm’s own records below, they come from different companies, which is what makes them a pattern rather than a history.

Reported	Product	Firm	Reason	Class
2026-02-11	Sea Moss Gel Superfood; 16 FL OZ; Glass jar sold individually. Lemon Pie- UPC# 5061033691271	Diva Fam Inc	potential Clostridium botulinum contamination	Class II
2022-09-14	Brioche-Style Slider Roll 24-pack (033474512021)	Piantedosi Baking Co., Inc.	Products may be contaminated with Cronobacter sakazakii and/or Clostridium botulinum	Class II
2022-09-14	Clustered Potato Burger Roll 12-pack (033474502855)	Piantedosi Baking Co., Inc.	Products may be contaminated with Cronobacter sakazakii and/or Clostridium botulinum	Class II
2022-09-14	Gourmet Potato Deli Roll 12-pack (033474503647)	Piantedosi Baking Co., Inc.	Products may be contaminated with Cronobacter sakazakii and/or Clostridium botulinum	Class II
2022-09-14	Gourmet Burger Roll 12-pack (033474501322)	Piantedosi Baking Co., Inc.	Products may be contaminated with Cronobacter sakazakii and/or Clostridium botulinum	Class II
2022-09-14	SPR Roll 12-pack (033474501339)	Piantedosi Baking Co., Inc.	Products may be contaminated with Cronobacter sakazakii and/or Clostridium botulinum	Class II
2022-09-14	Gourmet Junior Burger Roll 12-pack (033474501308)	Piantedosi Baking Co., Inc.	Products may be contaminated with Cronobacter sakazakii and/or Clostridium botulinum	Class II
2022-09-14	Split Top Burger Roll 12-pack (033474503777)	Piantedosi Baking Co., Inc.	Products may be contaminated with Cronobacter sakazakii and/or Clostridium botulinum	Class II

Other records from King's Hawaiian Bakery

The FDA opens one enforcement record per product code, so several of these are frequently one recall event.

Reported	Product	Firm	Reason	Class
2021-12-01	Kings Hawaiian Hawaiian Sweet Hamburger Buns8 buns NET WT 12.8 oz. (362.9 g) UPC 0 73435-06050 Product Number 800020	King's Hawaiian Bakery	Products that were on HOLD for potential foreign materials was accidently released into commerce. The products released may be contaminated with small plastic foreign material.	Class II

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