The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-0010-2024·Announced 2023-10-18

Markside Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake Recalled for Undeclared Peanut Allergen

Fairfield Gourmet Food Corp is recalling Markside Ultimate Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake (LOT #BS23212) due to mislabeled peanut allergen. Consumers with peanut allergies should not consume the product.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is 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.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: Allergen mislabeling of peanuts, a common allergen with serious allergic risk, with no reported illnesses. Meets rubric criterion for High (3).

Plain-English summary

Fairfield Gourmet Food Corp d/b/a David's Cookies is recalling Markside Ultimate Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake, 7 oz (198g) packages, due to undeclared peanut allergen. The affected product was manufactured on July 31, 2023, with LOT #BS23212. Consumers with peanut allergies who consume this product face a serious risk of allergic reaction.

The recalled product was distributed to retail locations in Alabama, California, Nevada, Washington, Utah, Florida, New Mexico, North Carolina, Georgia, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Wyoming, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Arkansas, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Approximately 120 cases were distributed.

Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it if they have a peanut allergy. Those with questions should contact the manufacturer or dispose of the product safely.

The recalled product

Product
Markside Ultimate Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake, 7 oz.(198g), plastic package (i.e.) Clamp shell, 8 package per case, Frozen master case (keep refrigerator Retail pack. LOT # BS23212 (Manufactured on July, 31, 2023).
Affected units
120

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (3)

  • LOT # BS23212 (Manufactured on July
  • 31
  • 2023)

Distribution

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