Agency classClass IIOur severity:High FDA (Food)·F-0150-2022·Announced 2021-11-17

Country Oven Yellow/Caramel Cake Recalled for Metal Fragment Risk

The Kroger Co. is recalling Country Oven Yellow/Caramel Cake Single Slices due to possible metal fragments in the starch used during manufacturing. The affected products were distributed across 29 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 for a risk-of-harm product (metal fragments that could cause choking or mouth/throat injury). The source text contains no report of actual illnesses or injuries, and the hazard is based on possible contamination. Per the rubric, a theoretical hazard with no reported illness scores at most 3, classified as High.

Plain-English summary

The Kroger Co. is recalling Country Oven Yellow/Caramel Cake Single Slices, double layer cakes in 48-ounce packages, due to the possible presence of metal fragments in the starch used to manufacture the cakes.

The affected product includes UPC codes 0004157306397, 0004157307578, and 0001111018528, with "Use By" dates of 04/01/22 and 04/02/22. The recalled cakes were 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 the affected product should not consume it. If you have purchased this cake, discard it or return it to your retailer for a full refund.

The recalled product

Product: Country Oven Yellow/Caramel Cake Single Slices, double layer cakes ( 48oz )
Manufacturer: The Kroger Co
Category: Food — Bakery / Ready-to-Eat
Hazard: metal-fragments
foreign-matter
choking
Affected units: 6

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 (4)

UPC 0004157306397
0004157307578
0001111018528 Use By 04/01/22
04/02/22

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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