Several Bread Brands Recalled Over Metal Pieces Discovered in Products

A worker restocks shelves in the bakery and bread aisle at an Atlantic Superstore grocery in Halifax, Jan. 28, 2022. The Canadian Press/Kelly Clark

A recall has been issued for several brands of bread in three provinces after metal fragments were discovered in some of the products.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is recalling eight brands of white, brown, and multigrain breads as well as hotdog and hamburger buns sold in Ontario, Quebec, and Newfoundland and Labrador.

A total of 37 products from Country Harvest, Deli World, D'Italiano, Giant Value, Great Value, No Name, President’s Choice, and Wonder have been recalled.

CFIA is advising consumers not to eat any of the products listed in its Nov. 4 advisory.

The firm that initiated the recall, Wonder Brands Inc., said the bread advisory is linked to the Oct. 30 CFIA recall of Sifto brand Hy·Grade Salt after metal was found in its bulk products.

“Wonderbrands initiated a voluntary recall due to foreign material contamination in bulk salt received from our supplier,” the company said in a press release. “This issue affected only one of our bakeries.”

Wonderbrands said it immediately halted all use of the contaminated salt and initiated the removal of all potentially affected products from the market.

“We have restocked all stores with new products made using salt from an alternate supplier,” Wonderbrands said. “The products currently available in stores are safe for consumption.”

Costco and Giant Tiger both posted notices late last month for bread sold in their stores. The Giant Tiger recall was for 15 Wonder Brands products while Costco’s recall was for three Country Harvest breads and one Wonderbread product.

The recalled Country Harvest products from the CIFA advisory are:

• 14 Grains 100% Whole Grain Brown Bread
• Ancient Grains 100% Whole Grain Brown Bread
• Everything Seasoned Multigrain Bread
• Flax & Quinoa 100% Whole Grain Brown Bread
• Herb & Garlic Seasoned Herb Bread
• No Sugar Added 100% Whole Wheat Bread
• No Sugar Added White with Whole Grains Bread with Grains
• Oat & Honey 100% Whole Grain Brown Bread
• Seeds & Grains 100% Whole Grain Brown Bread
• Sourdough Multigrain Bread
• Stone Milled 100% Whole Wheat Bread
• Whole Grain & Protein Blend Protein Multigrain Bread

The recalled Wonder products are:

• 100% Whole Wheat Bread
• 100% Whole Wheat Bread
• Classic White Bread
• White Bread
• White + Fibre – White Bread with added Oat Hull Fibre
• White Hamburger Buns
• White Hotdog Buns

The recalled D’Italiano products are:

• Brioche Style Hamburger Buns
• Original Hamburger Buns
• Sesame Hamburger Buns

The recalled Great Value products are:

• 12 Grains Multigrain Loaf
• Ancient Grains Multigrain Loaf
• Flax & Quinoa Multigrain Loaf
• White Bread
• 100% Whole Wheat Bread

The recalled No Name products are:

• 100% Whole Wheat Bread
• Original Bread

The recalled Giant Value products are:

• 100% Whole Wheat Bread
• White Bread

President’s Choice Gigantico Burger Buns and Deli World Sesame Buns were also part of the recall. A full list of the impacted products and their UPC codes can be found on the CFIA’s website.