Koffee Kup Big Y Plain Grinders Recall: Foreign Plastic Pieces in Bread
Koffee Kup Bakery recalls 15oz plain grinders bread with possible plastic pieces. Consumers should check use-by dates and contact for details.
Recall notice
Baked bread products may contain foreign material-plastic pieces
Contact the company
What happened, in plain English
Koffee Kup Bakery is recalling plain grinders bread products that may contain plastic pieces. This could cause injury if swallowed. Consumers should stop using these products and contact the company. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/23171-koffee-kup-big-y-plain-grinders-recall-foreign-plastic-pieces.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/23171-koffee-kup-big-y-plain-grinders-recall-foreign-plastic-pieces · Updated October 9, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0293-2017
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“Koffee Kup Big Y Plain Grinders Recall: Foreign Plastic Pieces in Bread.” GovInfoNow, updated October 9, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/23171-koffee-kup-big-y-plain-grinders-recall-foreign-plastic-pieces. Based on FDA recall #F-0293-2017 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0293-2017%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
The bread may contain small plastic pieces that could be swallowed. If ingested, these pieces could cause injury or block the digestive tract.
Who’s affected
Anyone who bought Koffee Kup's Big Y Plain Grinders- Enriched wheat or Enriched White 15oz bread with use-by dates from 9/30/16 to 10/3/16. Children and those with small hands are at higher risk of choking.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for 15oz plain grinders bread with 'Enriched wheat' or 'Enriched White' labels. Look for use-by dates between September 30, 2016 and October 3, 2016.
- Brand
Koffee Kup- Category
Food
All 12 products in this recall
FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.
- Classification
Class II- Status
Terminated- Distribution
VT, NH, ME, MA, CT, RI, NY, NJ, PA, MD, VA and District of Columbia
| Recall number | Product, codes & lots |
|---|---|
| F-0282-2017 | Koffee Kup Potatoe Hamburger Buns, Plain and Seeded, 8 pk; Use by Dates: 9/30/16, 10/1/16, 10/2/16 or 10/3/16 |
| F-0283-2017 | Koffee Kup Kaiser Rolls: Egg, Plain, Corn, White, Wheat, Sesame, Seeded Poppy packaged 12, and 15 oz; Use by Dates: 9/30/16, 10/1/16, 10/2/16 or 10/3/16 |
| F-0284-2017 | Koffee Kup Hoogie Rolls- Wheat, Sourdough, Potatoe packaged 15 oz and 15.6 and 17 oz; Use by Dates: 9/30/16, 10/1/16, 10/2/16 or 10/3/16 |
| F-0285-2017 | Koffee Kup Hamburger Buns- White, Wheat, Seeded -3 1/2" 4", 5", packaged 16 oz. 18, oz, 20 oz, 25 oz, 29 oz; Use by Dates: 9/30/16, 10/1/16, 10/2/16 or 10/3/16 |
| F-0286-2017 | Koffee Kup Sandwich Rolls- Plain, packaged 17 oz and 27 oz; Use by Dates: 9/30/16, 10/1/16, 10/2/16 or 10/3/16 |
| F-0287-2017 | Koffee Kup Grinder Rolls-white 9' and Italian 9", packaged 20.4 oz.; Use by Dates: 9/30/16, 10/1/16, 10/2/16 or 10/3/16 |
| F-0288-2017 | Koffee Kup Hot Dog Buns- 8 pk and 16 pk; Use by Dates: 9/30/16, 10/1/16, 10/2/16 or 10/3/16 |
| F-0289-2017 | Koffee Kup Bar-B-Que Sweet Buns- Plain, Corn, Sesame Seed and Wheat w/Oat Topping, packaged 8 oz.; Use by Dates: 9/30/16, 10/1/16, 10/2/16 or 10/3/16 |
| F-0290-2017 | Market Basket Bulkie Rolls- Plain, Wheat packaged 15.6 oz; Use by Dates: 9/30/16, 10/1/16, 10/2/16 or 10/3/16 |
| F-0291-2017 | Market Basket Plain Sub (Grinder) rolls-; Use by Dates: 9/30/16, 10/1/16, 10/2/16 or 10/3/16 |
| F-0292-2017 | Big Y Plain Bulkie Rolls-white packaged 15 oz and 17 oz; Use by Dates: 9/30/16, 10/1/16, 10/2/16 or 10/3/16 |
| F-0293-2017 | Big Y Plain Grinders- Enriched wheat and Enriched White packaged 15 oz; Use by Dates: 9/30/16, 10/1/16, 10/2/16 or 10/3/16 |
What to do — step by step
Check Product Dates
Look for use-by dates on the package from September 30, 2016 to October 3, 2016.
Contact Company
Reach out to Koffee Kup Bakery for instructions on how to return the product.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 11 states and D.C..
FDA distribution: “VT, NH, ME, MA, CT, RI, NY, NJ, PA, MD, VA and District of Columbia” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Connecticut, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 3 months after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class II
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- 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-0293-2017 (September 17, 2016) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0293-2017 to see it in context.
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