“Sara Lee Frozen Banana Muffins Recall: Tree Nut Foreign Material Found.” GovInfoNow, updated October 5, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/16606-sara-lee-frozen-banana-muffins-recall-tree-nut-foreign-material. Based on FDA recall #F-0040-2020 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0040-2020%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on Sept. 24, 2019, that Sara Lee Frozen Bakery is recalling Chef Pierre small whole grain banana muffins due to undeclared tree nuts. The firm initiated the voluntary Class I recall after a consumer reported foreign material in the product.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Sara Lee
Product: Chef Pierre SMALL WHOLE GRAIN BANANA MUFFINS NET WT 12 LB (5.44kg) 4 TRAYS/24/2 oz WHOLE GRAIN BANANA MUFFINS KEEP FROZEN
The firm was notified by a consumer of foreign material in the product. After examination, they discovered that the foreign material was tree nut.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show other recent recalls of similar products include Albertsons Banana Nut Cream Cheese Muffins Recall: Missing Walnut Label (2026-05-06), Brownie Baker Cafe Nouria Blueberry Muffin Recall: Undeclared Walnuts (2026-04-27), and Albertsons Banana Nut Muffins Recall: Missing Walnut Label (2026-05-06).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for lot codes 1700072910:00 through 1700072910:23 on the packaging. The product was sold with a net weight of 12 lbs (5.44kg) and expired March 12, 2020.
Brand
Sara Lee
Category
Food
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Product Lot Code
Look for lot codes 1700072910:00 to 1700072910:23 on the packaging.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 6 states.
Listed by the agency
Not listed
FDA distribution: “Product was shipped to the following states: IL, NE, OH, OK, SC & TX.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Illinois, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas.
Recall timeline
FDA published this recall 22 days after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class I
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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-0040-2020 (September 24, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0040-2020 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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