The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIIOur severity:ModerateFDA (Food)·F-0598-2023·Announced 2023-03-22

Cake Recall: Cafe' Intermezzo Torte Missing Red 40 Ingredient Declaration

Epic Baking is recalling Cafe' Intermezzo Light and Dark Torte because the product failed to disclose Red 40 food coloring in its ingredient list. The recall affects 65 tortes distributed to 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 for a labeling defect rather than a safety or contamination issue. Minor labeling errors involving non-toxic additives typically receive a moderate risk classification.

Plain-English summary

Epic Baking is recalling Cafe' Intermezzo Light and Dark Torte, a chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting and pudding filling. The product was shipped to Georgia and Tennessee under lot codes LDT103122 to LDT013023.

The recall was issued because the manufacturer failed to declare Red 40 (a synthetic food colorant) as a sub-ingredient in the product's ingredient list. While the product label identifies major allergens (milk, eggs, wheat, and soy) and notes possible tree nuts and peanuts, the undeclared additive represents a labeling defect.

Consumers who have purchased this product should review the ingredient list. Those with sensitivity to synthetic food dyes or who prefer to avoid such additives may wish to return the product to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Cafe' Intermezzo Light and Dark Torte 5 lbs Ingredients: Dark Chocolate Cake, Water, Vegetable Oil, Coffee, Cream Cheese Frosting (Cream Cheese, Sugar, Butter, Shortening, Vanilla Extract), Chocolate Pudding Mix, Chocolate Cake Crumbs, Hershey's Syrup, White Chocolate Flutes.…
Manufacturer
Epic Baking
Category
Food — Baked Goods
Hazard
Affected units
65

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)

  • LDT103122 to LDT013023

Distribution

Distributed in 2 states:

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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