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Signature Select Bread Recall: Metal and Plastic Shavings Hazard

Albertsons recalls Signature Select, Athens, and Cal Pia white bread loaves due to foreign metal and plastic shavings. Check your UPCs.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-1081-2024FoodSignature Select ›
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Recalling firmAlbertsons Companies LLC250 E Park Center Blvd · Boise, ID 83726-0020
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Albertsons Companies LLC is recalling specific lots of Signature Select, Athens, and Cal Pia brand Bread Butter White Bread (22 oz. loaf) because they may contain foreign objects, specifically metal and plastic shavings. The recall affects approximately 13,550 units distributed in California and Nevada with a best-before date of March 21, 2024. Consumers should check their products against the listed UPCs to determine if they are affected. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/9554-signature-select-bread-recall-metal-and-plastic-shavings-hazard.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/9554-signature-select-bread-recall-metal-and-plastic-shavings-hazard · Updated October 9, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1081-2024

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“Signature Select Bread Recall: Metal and Plastic Shavings Hazard.” GovInfoNow, updated October 9, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/9554-signature-select-bread-recall-metal-and-plastic-shavings-hazard. Based on FDA recall #F-1081-2024 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1081-2024%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on March 4, 2024, that Albertsons Companies LLC voluntarily recalled Signature Select, Athens, and Cal Pia brand Bread Butter White Bread due to foreign object hazards. The recall affects 13,550 units distributed in California and Nevada.

How to tell if you have it

  • Signature Select, Athens, and Cal Pia brand Bread Butter White Bread 22 oz. loaf
  • UPC: 2113019803
  • UPC: 9999919803
  • UPC: 9999900132

The hazard

The products contain metal and plastic shavings, posing a foreign object hazard. The FDA classified this as a Class II recall.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Albertsons Companies LLC has 14 other recalls on record since February 25, 2019. Recent brand recalls include the May 6, 2026, Albertsons Shrimp Skewers Recall and the March 16, 2026, Lucerne Cottage Cheese Recall. Other recent recalls of similar products include the June 19, 2026, Pillsbury Bread Rolls Recall: Foreign Material Risk and the August 12, 2026, Grand Central Bakery Potato Sourdough Bread Recall.

How to tell if you have this one

Check your bread for the following brands and UPCs: Signature Select Butter Top White Bread (Best Before: 3/21/24, UPC: 2113019803), Athens Select Butter Top White Bread (Julian Date: 062, UPC: 9999919803), and Cal Pia 100% Whole Wheat Bread (Julian Date: 062, UPC: 9999900132). Verify the product is a 22 oz. loaf.

  • Brand
    Signature Select
  • Product
    Signature Select, Athens, and Cal Pia brand Bread Butter White Bread 22 oz. loaf
  • Category
    Food
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Stop consuming the bread

    Do not eat any bread matching the recalled brands and UPCs due to the risk of foreign objects.

  2. Discard or return the product

    The record does not specify a specific remedy such as a refund or replacement, so consumers should dispose of the item safely.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in California and Nevada.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: 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: yesNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: not listedOHPennsylvania: not listedPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: 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: “U.S. distribution to the following: CA, NV No foreign distribution.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: California, Nevada.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 49 days after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Mar 4, 202412. FDA classified it Class II: Mar 15, 202423. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Mar 27, 202434. FDA terminated the recall: Apr 22, 202442024
  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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Where this comes from

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-1081-2024 (March 4, 2024) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1081-2024 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 9, 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.
  • GovInfoNow is an independent service and is not a government agency. We republish official FDA recall data; we don’t issue, amend or administer recalls.
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