FDA Warns Bimbo Bakeries to Stop Falsely Labeling Products as Containing Allergens

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned an American bakery company to stop falsely labeling some of its products as containing potentially dangerous allergens. During FDA inspections last year, the agency said it found that some items made by Bimbo Bakeries USA, part of the Mexican-owned Grupo Bimbo, were misbranded and therefore false or misleading. Bimbo Bakeries USA, the largest commercial baking company in the United States, makes an array of baked goods brands including Oroweat, Thomas’, Entenmann’s, and Ball Park buns and rolls. Some of the items allegedly misbranded by Bimbo Bakeries USA at its factories in Phoenix and Topeka include its Sara Lee brand Artesano Brioche, Delightful Multigrain, Artesano Golden Wheat, and Artesano Smooth Multigrain ready-to-eat bread loaf products, according to the FDA....