Agency classClass IOur severity:Severe FDA (Food)·F-0122-2014·Announced 2013-11-13

Safeway Recalls Angel Food Cake Due to Missing Milk and Soy Labels

Safeway is recalling 70,162 units of Angel Food Cake because the labels omitted milk and soy ingredients, posing a risk to consumers with allergies.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classified this recall as Class I — a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "Incorrect labels were provided to stores that omitted milk and soy."

Plain-English summary

Safeway Inc is voluntarily recalling 70,162 units of Angel Food Cake, 0 lb. 12 oz. (340 g), with black or white bases and clear lids. The recall was initiated because incorrect labels were provided to stores that omitted the ingredients milk and soy.

The affected product is identified by UPC code 211301010510 and has sell-by dates ranging from September 1, 2013, to October 1, 2013. The product was distributed for retail sale in Safeway, Carrs, Dominicks, Genuardis, Pak N Save, Pavilions, Randalls, Tom Thumb, and Vons stores across Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Washington, DC, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Maryland, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, and Wyoming.

Consumers with milk or soy allergies should avoid consuming this product. Those who have purchased the recalled Angel Food Cake should check their labels for the specific UPC and sell-by dates listed above and dispose of the product or return it to the store of purchase.

The recalled product

Product: Angel Food Cake; labeled for retail sale in the following stores: Safeway, Carrs, Dominicks, Genuardis, Pak N Save, Pavilions, Randalls, Tom Thumb and Vons. Angel Food Cake 0 lb. 12 oz. (340 g) Black or White Base with Clear Lid
Manufacturer: Safeway Inc
Category: Food — Bakery
Hazard: allergen-milk
allergen-soy
mis-labeling
Affected units: 70,162

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 (1)

UPC code 211301010510 with sell by dates of 9/1/13 to 10/1/13.

Distribution

Distributed in 21 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 5 recalled by Safeway Inc under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

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