Lemon Torte Recall: Undeclared Food Colorants in Product
Epic Baking's Cafe' Intermezzo Heavenly Lemon Torte contains undeclared food colorants (Yellow 5, Yellow 6, and Red 40) not listed on the label. The product was distributed in Georgia and Tennessee.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class III
Class III is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.
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 2/5 (Moderate).
Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: This is an FDA Class III recall involving a minor labeling error regarding undeclared food colorants. No illnesses or injuries have been reported, and the undeclared items are FDA-approved food additives, not pathogens or major allergens.
Plain-English summary
Epic Baking is recalling Cafe' Intermezzo Heavenly Lemon Torte (6 lbs) due to undeclared food colorants present in the product. The manufacturer failed to list sub-ingredients on the label, resulting in the presence of undeclared Yellow 5, Yellow 6, and Red 40.
The product contains these colorants in its ingredients but they were not declared on the label. The major allergens present in the product (milk, eggs, wheat, and soy) were properly listed.
A total of 236 tortes with lot codes HLL112122 through HLL010623 were affected. The product was distributed to retailers in Georgia and Tennessee.
The recalled product
- Product
- Cafe' Intermezzo Heavenly Lemon Torte 6lbs Ingredients: Yellow Cake, Water, Vegetable Oil, Lemon Buttercream Frosting (Sugar, Shortening, Lemon Jell-O, Vanilla Extract, Lemon Emulsion, Lemon Extract, Salt, Yellow Food Color), Lemon Juice, Lemon Gelatin, Lemon Curd, Lemon Cream…
- Manufacturer
- Epic Baking
- Category
- Food — Bakery / Cake
- Affected units
- 236
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)
- HLL112122 to HLL010623
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 23 recalled by Epic Baking 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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