The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0299-2022·Announced 2021-12-29

Red Velvet Cupcakes Recalled for Potential Metal Contamination

GIVE AND GO is recalling multiple brands of red velvet cupcakes nationwide due to potential metal in the product. Consumers should not eat affected products and should return them to the retailer.

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 contamination can cause injury through ingestion) where no illness or injury has been reported yet. Per the rubric, potential hazards to consumer safety without reported harm are scored as 3 (High).

Plain-English summary

GIVE AND GO is recalling red velvet cupcakes sold under multiple brand names, including two-bite red velvet cupcakes, Marketside red velvet cupcakes, NL two-bite Red Velvet Premium Cupcakes, Favorite Day Gourmet red velvet filled cupcakes, and Kimberley's bakeshoppe red velvet filled gourmet cupcakes. The recall affects a total of 1,142,754 retail units distributed nationwide.

The products are being recalled due to the potential for metal in the product. Specific lot codes affected include: UPC 7 70981 05520 6 (Lots 21285, 21286, 21297, 21298, 21299, 21300, 21301); UPC 6 81131 10150 9 (Lots 21297, 21302); case UPC 1 07 70981 05620 0 (Lots 21300, 212301); UPC 0 85239 42016 4 (Lot 21298); UPC 7 70981 31005 3 (Lots 21286, 21298); and UPC 6 81131 24843 3 (Lot 21299).

Consumers who have purchased affected cupcakes should not eat them. Return the products to the store where they were purchased for a refund. For more information, consumers should contact the FDA or visit the FDA's recalls page.

The recalled product

Product
two-bite red velvet cupcakes 10 oz. UPC 7 70981 05520 6 Marketside red velvet cupcakes 10 oz. UPC 6 81131 10150 9 11.7 oz. UPC 6 81131 24843 3 NL two-bite Red Velvet Premium Cupcakes 12PK 05620 7.52 lbs. case UPC 1 07 70981 05620 0 Favorite Day Gourmet red velvet filled cupcak
Manufacturer
GIVE AND GO
Category
Food — Baked Goods / Ready-to-Eat
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 (10)

  • UPC 7 70981 05520 6 Lots 21285
  • 21286
  • 21297
  • 21298
  • 21299
  • 21300
  • 21301 UPC 6 81131 10150 9 Lots 21297
  • 21302 case UPC 1 07 70981 05620 0 Lots 21300
  • 212301 UPC 0 85239 42016 4 Lots 21298 UPC 7 70981 31005 3 Lots 21286
  • 21298 UPC 6 81131 24843 3 Lots 21299

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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