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.
What this means for you
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
- metal-fragments
- foreign-object
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:
- AK
- AL
- AR
- CA
- CO
- GA
- ID
- IL
- IN
- KS
- KY
- LA
- MO
- MS
- MT
- NE
- NM
- NV
- OH
- OR
- SC
- TN
- TX
- UT
- VA
- WA
- WI
- WV
- WY
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