It's one of the most recognized names in the baking aisle. Now, their flagship product faces a safety concern.
Some brands are so classic or renowned that they’re virtually synonymous with the products they make. So when you’re heading down the baking aisle and searching for sugar, it’s hard to miss Domino—a company that’s been around for more than 120 years. However, this legacy brand now finds itself at the center of a major recall, after health authorities discovered a problem with “potential contamination with foreign objects.” The incident affects customers in two states: California and Utah.
According to a September 25 enforcement report from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), 4,500 bags of pure cane granulated sugar, totaling 225,000 pounds, are now under scrutiny. The sugar was sold in bulk quantities at 50 pounds each, suggesting that it may have been distributed for foodservice purposes. The recalling firm is listed as Domino Foods Inc of West Palm Beach, FL.
Six lots—bearing the UPC code 015800030515 and the item number 404736—were involved. Their lot codes are:
- 75315A1
- 75315B1
- 75315C1
- 75321A1
- 75321B1
- 75321C1
Though the recall notice does not elaborate on what types of foreign objects contaminated the sugar, the FDA has officially updated its warning to label the incident a Class II recall. This means the agency has determined the product involved “may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.”
In 2022, Domino recalled over 6,000 cases of Domino and C&H Granulated Pure Cane Sugar Easy Baking Tubs due to the presence of foreign metal wire, according to a Food Safety News report. Provided details say the metal was from a broken metal screen, which was mixed into the product during manufacturing. That recall affected a total of 22 states.
What is today known as Domino Foods Inc. was originally founded in 1807 in Brooklyn, New York, by brothers Frederick C. Havemeyer and William Havemeyer. By 1907, the firm controlled 98% of the national production of sugar, according to historic archives from the Brooklyn Public Library. Today, the company’s Chalmette Refinery, located in Louisiana, is touted as being the largest cane sugar refinery in the Western Hemisphere, according to the company website.
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