Quality Dairy has temporarily suspended bakery production after state inspectors identified sanitation and pest-control concerns at its Lansing facility, according to a company statement reported by the Lansing State Journal.

The company announced Thursday, Oct. 8, that it temporarily suspended bakery production following an inspection by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD). Inspectors identified concerns that "require corrective action," according to a company statement reported by WILX.

Ken Martin, Quality Dairy's president and CEO, apologized to customers in a written statement.

"We know how much our bakery products mean to our customers, and we apologize for the temporary interruption," Martin said, according to the Lansing State Journal’s Oct. 8 report.

Martin said the company is working with outside specialists to address the problems, conduct additional environmental testing and meet MDARD's requirements before restarting the bakery. Bakery production remains suspended, according to the company’s announcement.

Quality Dairy did not say when bakery products would return to store shelves. Martin said the company would share more information as it becomes available.

The company's retail stores and its other food production lines remain open and operating as usual, according to the statement.

The bakery operates out of a 37,000-square-foot facility in Lansing and is known for producing more than 40 varieties of donuts along with cookies, muffins, pastries and other baked goods, according to Quality Dairy’s bakery page. Each year ahead of Ash Wednesday, the operation turns out more than 150,000 paczki for customers across the region, according to the company’s history page.

Quality Dairy was founded in 1936 by Gregory J. Martin and Harvey Mack and celebrated its 90th anniversary in March 2026, according to its history page.

Martin said the company would provide updates as the situation develops.