The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0149-2022·Announced 2021-11-17

Country Oven Chocolate Cake Single Slices Recalled for Possible Metal Fragments

The Kroger Co is recalling Country Oven Chocolate/Fudge Cake Single Slices due to possible metal fragments in starch used during manufacturing. The affected product was distributed across multiple 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 involving a physical hazard (metal fragments) in a food product with potential for injury. The source text does not report any illnesses or injuries, but the hazard of metal contamination in food presents a risk of harm and warrants a High severity classification.

Plain-English summary

The Kroger Co is recalling Country Oven Chocolate/Fudge Cake Single Slices, Double Layer Cake (50 oz) due to the possible presence of metal fragments in starch that was used to manufacture the cakes.

The affected product has UPC codes 0004157306389, 0004157307572, and 0001111018529, with a Use By date of 04/03/22. Six cases of the product were distributed to consumers.

The 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 and should discard it or return it to their point of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Country Oven Chocolate/Fudge Cake Single Slices, Double Layer Cake (50oz)
Manufacturer
The Kroger Co
Hazard
  • metal-contamination
  • 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 (3)

  • UPC 0004157306389
  • 0004157307572
  • 0001111018529 Use By 04/03/22

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