The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:ModerateFDA (Food)·F-0138-2022·Announced 2021-11-17

Country Oven Chocolate Cake recalled for possible metal fragments

The Kroger Co is recalling Country Oven Chocolate Cake in multiple package sizes due to possible metal fragments in the starch used to manufacture 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 2/5 (Moderate).

Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: This is an FDA Class II recall with no reported illnesses or injuries. The hazard is a foreign object (metal fragments) that poses a theoretical risk of physical injury if consumed, but the source text does not document any actual harm or hospitalization reports.

Plain-English summary

The Kroger Co is recalling Country Oven Chocolate Cake products in 13.5oz, 60oz, and 40oz package sizes. The recall was initiated due to the possible presence of metal fragments in the starch that was used to manufacture the cakes.

The affected products were distributed across a wide geographic area including SC, GA, AL, IL, IN, MO, OH, KY, WV, TN, MS, AR, NE, KS, CA, OR, AK, WA, ID, CO, LA, MT, NM, NV, TX, WI, WY, VA, and UT. Consumers with products bearing UPC codes 0001111019708, 0001111019721, or 0001111006325 and Use By dates of 03/16/22, 03/17/22, 03/29/22, or 03/30/22 should not consume the product.

Consumers who have purchased the recalled product should discard it or return it to their point of sale for a refund.

The recalled product

Product
Country Oven Chocolate Cake 13.5oz, 60oz, 40oz
Manufacturer
The Kroger Co
Category
Food — Bakery / Cake Products
Hazard
Affected units
60

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 (6)

  • UPC 0001111019708
  • 0001111019721
  • 0001111006325 Use By 03/17/22
  • 03/29/22
  • 03/30/22
  • 03/16/22

Distribution

Distributed in 29 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 19 recalled by The Kroger Co 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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