They were crafted and then called back by one of the biggest names in food, for one of the most prominent reasons we're seeing recalls happen lately.
Walmart Recalled Almost 45,000 Packages of 2 Great Value Products Nationwide
Published on Feb. 19, 2025
Walmart does a lot of things well, but the bakery section might be among its strongest suits. You might not have known they turn to trusted food manufacturers to prepare some of Walmart’s Great Value house brand products—in fact, the company behind the beloved Smuckers brand makes some of Walmart’s baked goods.
The Orville, OH-based J.M. Smucker company comprises a portfolio of recognizable brands beyond their famous jellies and jams, from Jif to Milk Bone pet products to Cafe Bustello coffee. Turns out, they’re also behind recognizable “sweet baked snacks,” as they say on the corporate website, namely as the owner of the Hostess label, even making Twinkies.
A Wednesday morning report also suggests Smucker is the maker behind some Walmart Great Value bakery items, as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that J.M. Smucker recalled Walmart’s Great Value Cheese Danish (24,324 boxes) and Great Value Cinnamon Rolls (19,224 packages) with the following identifying details for a total of 43,548 packages recalled following what the FDA notes as a “nationwide” distribution pattern:
Great Value Cinnamon Rolls 16.5oz
- UPC 078742201160
- Lot # L092525200 269X
Great Value Cheese Danish 16.5 oz
- UPC 078742201177
- Lot # L092525200 269X
The recall was first executed on November 1, 2024, and later that month on November 19, the FDA updated the event to a Class II recall. The FDA defines this as “a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.” It’s unclear why neither Walmart nor J.M. Smucker published a recall announcement on their sites or issued a press release at that time.
The reason for the Great Value recall was “pieces of plastic in product,” as the FDA reports. The presence of foreign matter in food has been a growing food safety question—just yesterday, a granola bar brand’s recall was updated for the same issue. Often it’s metal, presumably from the manufacturing process, that finds its way into the product.
With expiry dates already passed on these two Walmart bakery items, chances are good you missed the risk. However, this could simply be a good reminder of what some doctors advise for your gut health anyway: Chew carefully and thoroughly, even with those soft, sweet baked treats.
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