The FDA announced on Jan. 19, 2026, that Bakkavor is recalling Roasted Tomato Parmesan Focaccia Bread due to the hazard of metal fragments. The firm discovered metal fragments in various bread products caused by roasted tomatoes from a supplier.
How to tell if you have it
- FREDERIK'S by meijer SLOW-ROASTED TOMATO & SHREDDED PARMESAN CHEESE NET WT 13.75 OZ (390g) UPC 7 13733 88387 0
- fresh & simple Roasted Tomato & Parmesan Focaccia NET WT. 13.75 oz (390g) UPC 8 50061 35318 4
- HT Traders Roasted Tomato & Parmesan FOCACCIA NET WT. 13.75 oz (390g) UPC 0 72036 95631 6
- TRADER JOE'S FOCACCIA BREAD Roasted Tomato & Parmesan NET WT. 14 OZ (397g) UPC 0064 4358
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The hazard
The firm discovered metal fragments in various bread products. They determined the cause to be roasted tomatoes provided by one of their ingredient suppliers.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Bakkavor has 1 other recall on record since 2025-12-08, including a 2025-12-08 Meal Simple Red Lentil Dal Soup Recall for undeclared milk. Other recent recalls of similar products include Sevillo Fine Foods Slow Roasted Diced Tomatoes Recall (2026-01-14), Ukrop's Bread Pudding with Vanilla Sauce Recall (2026-07-30) and Grand Central Bakery Potato Sourdough Bread Recall (2026-08-12).