The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0147-2022·Announced 2021-11-17

Country Oven Red Velvet Cake Recalled for Possible Metal Fragments

The Kroger Co. is recalling Country Oven Red Velvet Cake in multiple sizes due to possible metal fragments in starch used to manufacture the cakes. The product was distributed across 28 states.

What this means for you

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 for a risk-of-harm product (metal fragments in food) where injury has not yet been reported. The hazard is physical contamination that could cause choking or mouth/throat injury if consumed, meeting the High severity criterion for risk-of-harm products without reported injury.

Plain-English summary

The Kroger Co. is recalling Country Oven Red Velvet Cake due to possible metal fragments in starch used to manufacture the product. The recalled items include cakes in 13oz, 28oz, single slices, 8oz, and Double Layer Cake (51 oz) sizes.

The recalled product was distributed to: 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. The affected products can be identified by UPC codes 0001111019723, 0001111019740, 0004157306392, 0004157307575, 0001111018534, 0001111018617, and 0001111020737, with use-by dates of 03/15/22, 03/18/22, 03/24/22, 03/25/22, 03/31/22, and 04/01/22. Consumers should discard the product or return it to the retailer.

The recalled product

Product
Country Oven Red Velvet Cake 13oz, 28oz, single slices, Double Layer Cake (51 oz), 8oz
Manufacturer
The Kroger Co
Category
Food — Baked Goods / Ready-to-Eat
Hazard
Affected units
62

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 (12)

  • UPC 0001111019723
  • 0001111019740
  • 0004157306392
  • 0004157307575
  • 0001111018534
  • 0001111018617
  • 0001111020737 Use By 03/18/22
  • 03/31/22
  • 04/01/22
  • 03/24/22
  • 03/25/22
  • 03/15/22

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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