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Lower risk Food recall · FDA · Published May 4, 2020

Essential Baking Company Twisted Bread Mislabeled Without Egg Declaration

Essential Baking Company recalls twisted bread products mislabeled as Columbia Sliced bread without declaring egg content. This poses a risk for people with egg allergies.

Plain-English summary generated from official FDA data by GovInfoNow · Published by Carlos Caban · How we make summaries

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-0946-2020FoodEssential Baking Company ›
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Recalling firmEssential Baking Company, The5601 1st Ave S · Seattle, WA 98108-2404
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Essential Baking Company is recalling twisted bread products that were mislabeled as Columbia Sliced bread without declaring egg content. This could be dangerous for people with egg allergies who might consume the product without knowing. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/15748-essential-baking-company-twisted-bread-mislabeled-without-egg-declaration.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/15748-essential-baking-company-twisted-bread-mislabeled-without-egg-declaration · Updated October 5, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0946-2020

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“Essential Baking Company Twisted Bread Mislabeled Without Egg Declaration.” GovInfoNow, updated October 5, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/15748-essential-baking-company-twisted-bread-mislabeled-without-egg-declaration. Based on FDA recall #F-0946-2020 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0946-2020%22&limit=1).

The Food and Drug Administration announced on May 4, 2020, that Essential Baking Company is recalling twisted bread due to undeclared egg allergens. The product was distributed in Washington.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Essential Baking Company
  • Product: Twisted bread packaged in flexible plastic bag with yellow Kwik-Lok seal
  • Label text: "*ORGANIC SLICED COLUMBIA* Net Weight 32 ounces * The ESSENTIAL BAKING Company***INGREDIENTS: Organic Unbleached Wheat Flour, Water, Organic Whole Wheat Flour, Organic Rye Flour, Sea Salt, Organic Barley Malt"
  • Quantity: 84 loaves
  • Distribution: Washington

The hazard

The challah bread was mislabeled as Columbia Sliced bread and the label does not declare egg. This creates a risk for consumers with egg allergies.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show other recent recalls of similar products include Hometown Food Company Birch Benders Sweet Potato Pancake Mix Recall: Undeclared Egg (2026-05-20), Outside The Breadbox Bread Crumbs recall: Undeclared egg and milk allergens (2026-01-08), and B.C. Williams Bakery Bread Mix Recall: Undeclared Milk Allergen Risk (2025-12-23).

How to tell if you have this one

Look for twisted bread packaged in a flexible plastic bag with a yellow Kwik-Lok seal. The label reads 'ORGANIC SLIC: Columbia' and lists ingredients without a clear egg declaration.

  • Brand
    Essential Baking Company
  • Category
    Food
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Label

    Inspect the label for the phrase 'ORGANIC SLICED COLUMBIA' and ingredients that do not list egg.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in Washington.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: yesWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: not listedILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: not listedOHPennsylvania: not listedPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: not listedCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: not listedTXFlorida: not listedFL

FDA distribution: “Distributed in Washington.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Washington.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 18 days after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: May 4, 202012. FDA classified it Class II: May 13, 202023. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: May 20, 202034. FDA terminated the recall: May 22, 202042020
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

  • Official source: FDA Recall #F-0946-2020 (May 4, 2020) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0946-2020 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 5, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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