The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-0154-2022·Announced 2021-11-17

Country Oven Party Balloon Cake Recalled for Possible Metal Fragments

The Kroger Co is recalling Country Oven Party Balloon Cake 48oz (UPC 0063507840040, Use By 03/15/22) distributed across 28 states due to possible metal fragments in the starch used to manufacture the cakes.

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: The FDA classified this as a Class II recall. While no illnesses or injuries are reported in the source text, metal fragments present a risk of physical harm (choking, mouth/throat injury) that could occur upon consumption. This meets the High severity criterion for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

The Kroger Co is recalling Country Oven Party Balloon Cake 48oz due to the possible presence of metal fragments in the starch used to manufacture the product. The affected product has UPC 0063507840040 with a Use By date of 03/15/22.

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 this product should not consume it. Those with questions about the recall are encouraged to contact their retailer or The Kroger Co.

The recalled product

Product
Country Oven Party Balloon Cake 48oz
Manufacturer
The Kroger Co
Category
Food — Bakery / Cake
Hazard
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 0063507840040 Use By 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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