Country Oven Chocolate/Vanilla Cake Recalled for Metal Fragment Risk
The Kroger Co is recalling Country Oven Chocolate/Vanilla Cake (37 oz) due to possible metal fragments in the starch used to manufacture the cakes. The product was distributed across 28 states.
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: This is an FDA Class II recall involving a potential physical hazard (metal fragments) in a food product that could cause injury if ingested. No illnesses or injuries are reported in the source text, but the hazard poses a direct risk of harm to consumers.
Plain-English summary
The Kroger Co is recalling Country Oven Chocolate/Vanilla Cake (37 oz, UPC 0001111019352, Use By 04/03/22) due to the possible presence of metal fragments in the starch used during cake manufacturing.
The affected product was distributed to the following states: South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Nebraska, Kansas, California, Oregon, Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Colorado, Louisiana, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Texas, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Virginia, and Utah.
Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. Those with questions should contact The Kroger Co directly.
The recalled product
- Product
- Country Oven Chocolate/Vanilla Cake 37oz
- Manufacturer
- The Kroger Co
- Category
- Food — Bakery / Baked Goods
- Affected units
- 4
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 0001111019352 Use By 04/03/22
Distribution
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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