FDA warns top U.S. bakery not to claim foods contain allergens when they don't
The FDA found Bimbo Bakeries USA — which includes brands such as Sara Lee and Ball Park buns and rolls — listed ingredients such as sesame or tree nuts on labels even when they weren't in the foods.
![Bimbo bread is displayed on a shelf at a market in Anaheim, Calif., in 2003. On Tuesday, U.S. federal food safety regulators warned Bimbo Bakeries USA - which includes brands such as Sara Lee, Oroweat, Thomas](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1777x1333+111+0/resize/1777x1333!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd8%2F16%2Fe55fa0fb497f9e722a56bbbc2b8f%2Fap24177785376325.jpg)
The FDA found Bimbo Bakeries USA — which includes brands such as Sara Lee and Ball Park buns and rolls — listed ingredients such as sesame or tree nuts on labels even when they weren't in the foods.
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