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Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc. (no brand name given)
CSWH grade B (81)
Method v1.0 (how we grade), based on the records below; exact score 80.9565.
| Indicator | Grade | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Recalls (40%) | A (100) | No recalls found Oct 28, 2021 to Oct 28, 2026. For current recalls see FDA and USDA. |
| Ingredients (40%) | C (67) | Tier A: 0 of 23 products · A (100) (25%) Tier B: 12 of 23 products (DATEM, Potassium iodate, Partially hydrogenated oil (PHO), Sodium aluminum sulfate) · F (13) (15%) · products |
| FDA warning letters (20%) | B (70) | 1 letter to the owner Oct 28, 2021 to Oct 28, 2026. |
Shown, not graded: recall reasons (none) · IARC notes (0 products) · FDA dye pledge: none on FDA's tracker.
Recalls, Oct 28, 2021 to Oct 28, 2026
No FDA recall matched to this brand.
Store-brand and co-packer recalls count on a brand only when a UPC in the recall matches one of its products.
Ingredients on our watch list
DATEM Tier B in 10 of 23 products
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(15): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
Potassium iodate Tier B in 7 of 23 products
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(29): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
Partially hydrogenated oil (PHO) Tier B in 1 of 23 products
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(26): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
Sodium aluminum sulfate Tier B in 1 of 23 products
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(35): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
Products (12)
- 100% WHOLE WHEAT HOT DOG BUNS, WHOLE WHEAT · UPC 73130000769 · FoodData Central record of Dec 6, 2019
B DATEM ("datem"); B Potassium iodate ("potassium iodate") · Report an error - 100% WHOLE WHEAT SANDWICH BREAD, 100% WHOLE WHEAT · UPC 78700411167 · FoodData Central record of Dec 22, 2022
B DATEM ("datem"); B Potassium iodate ("potassium iodate") · Report an error - 12 HAMBURGER BUNS · UPC 62662302632 · FoodData Central record of Apr 1, 2019
B DATEM ("datem"); B Potassium iodate ("potassium iodate") · Report an error - BIMBO, BIMBUNUELOS CRISPY WHEELS · UPC 74323002454 · FoodData Central record of Apr 1, 2019
B Partially hydrogenated oil (PHO) ("partially hydrogenated palm oil") · Report an error - COUNTRY POTATO BREAD · UPC 73130001063 · FoodData Central record of Apr 1, 2019
B DATEM ("datem") · Report an error - HAMBURGER BUNS · UPC 50400057692 · FoodData Central record of Feb 16, 2023
B DATEM ("datem"); B Potassium iodate ("potassium iodate") · Report an error - ONION SANDWICH BUNS, ONION · UPC 73130026110 · FoodData Central record of Dec 6, 2019
B DATEM ("datem"); B Potassium iodate ("potassium iodate") · Report an error - POTATO SANDWICH BUNS, POTATO · UPC 73130002787 · FoodData Central record of Dec 6, 2019
B DATEM ("datem"); B Potassium iodate ("potassium iodate") · Report an error - RICH FROSTED DONUT HOLES, RICH FROSTED · UPC 10735671 · FoodData Central record of Dec 6, 2019
B Sodium aluminum sulfate ("sodium aluminum sulfate") · Report an error - WHITE 5" HAMBURGER BUNS, WHITE · UPC 78700803894 · FoodData Central record of Feb 16, 2023
B DATEM ("datem") · Report an error - WHOLE 7 GRAIN BREAD · UPC 73130001384 · FoodData Central record of Apr 1, 2019
B DATEM ("datem") · Report an error - WHOLE GRAINS 100% WHOLE WHEAT SANDWICH BUNS · UPC 73130000752 · FoodData Central record of Dec 6, 2019
B DATEM ("datem"); B Potassium iodate ("potassium iodate") · Report an error
Labels change: each row shows the date of its FoodData Central record. A brand that has changed a recipe can report it with "Report an error".
FDA warning letters to Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc., Oct 28, 2021 to Oct 28, 2026
- Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc., Jun 17, 2024: Food Labeling/Misbranded/False and Misleading · Division of Human and Animal Food Operations West IV · Report an error
FDA notes that later events may have changed the regulatory status of what a letter discusses.