Agency classClass IOur severity:Severe FDA (Food)·F-0123-2014·Announced 2013-11-13

Safeway Recalls Holiday Angel Food Cakes Due to Missing Allergen Labels

Safeway is recalling Holiday Decorated Angel Food Cakes because the labels failed to list milk and soy as ingredients.

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 Holiday Decorated Angel Food Cakes, 1 lb. 14 oz. (850 g), due to incorrect labeling. The product labels provided to stores omitted milk and soy, which are ingredients in the cake.

The affected cakes were sold in Safeway, Carrs, Dominick’s, Genuardi’s, Pak &N Save, Pavilions, Randalls, Tom Thumb, and Vons stores. The recall covers products with sell-by dates ranging from September 1, 2013, to October 1, 2013. Distribution included 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 these products should check the sell-by date and store location. If the product matches the description, consumers should not consume it and should return it to the store of purchase for a refund or contact Safeway for more information.

The recalled product

Product: Holiday Decorated Angel Food Cake; labeled for retail sale in the following stores: Safeway, Carrs, Dominicks, Genuardis, Pak N Save, Pavilions, Randalls, Tom Thumb and Vons. Holiday Decorated Angel Food Cake 1 lb. 14 oz. (850 g); Black or White Base with Clear Lid…
Manufacturer: Safeway Inc
Category: Food — Bakery
Hazard: allergen-milk
allergen-soy
mis-labeling
Affected units: 5

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)

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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