Frozen dough balls are sold under brand name Winco or Tasty Bake: Item # 04018 is 17 oz wheat dough ball, Winco brand, individually wrapped in plastic bag with label for retail use, UPC 0 31693 04018 9; Item # 00518 is 17 oz white dough ball, Winco brand, individually wrapped in plastic bag with label for retail use, UPC 0 31693 00518 8; Item # 00520 is Tasty Bake original 20 oz dough ball, BULK packed with 30 individual plastic bags per case for food service use,UPC 0 31693 00520 1;

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-1884-2013) was formally reported on September 25, 2013, with the manufacturer initiating the action on August 8, 2013. It is classified under Moderate severity (Class II), with a current status of Terminated. Tasty Bake Inc is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Baker City, OR. Federal records indicate 490 cases total units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: Frozen dough ball was processed with Baker City (Oregon) water and it has a potential to be contaminated with Cryptosporidium. The Boil Water Notice was issued on 7/31/13 by Baker County and Baker City officials in Oreg… Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: distributed in Idaho, Oregon and Washington.. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by FDA Food. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 13 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.