Hamburger and hot dog buns sold under a variety of brand names at a number of retailers are being recalled because of a potential choking hazard.
The buns, made by Flowers Food, may contain small bits of hard plastic as a result of a manufacturing issue, according to CBS News.
The buns have "best by" dates of July 17, July 18 or July 19 and were sold in these states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.
In addition to the buns, some other baked goods from the same company are also being recalled as a precaution.
These brands are affected, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration:
- 7-Eleven
- Bravo
- CBC Nathans
- Clover Valley
- Family Style
- Flowers
- Flowers BBQ bread
- Flowers enriched rolls
- Food Depot
- Great Value
- Grissom's Mill
- Hitchcock's
- Home Pride
- Ideal
- IGA
- Ingles BBQ bread
- Laura Lynn
- L'Oven Fresh
- Market Pantry
- Members Mark
- Natural Grain
- Nature's Own
- Oven Fresh
- Piggly Wiggly
- Publix
- SE Grocers
- Sedano's
- Sunbeam
- WM
- Wonder
- Wonder dinner rolls
- Wonder pull-apart BBQ bread
If you have the recalled buns in your home, throw them out or return them to the store where they were purchased for a refund.