The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-0623-2015·Announced 2014-12-17

Cheesecake Royale Recalls Carrot Cakes Due to Undeclared Walnuts

Cheesecake Royale is recalling 8-pound carrot cakes because they contain undeclared walnuts. The ingredient label lists pecans but fails to disclose the presence of walnuts.

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 recall involves allergen mislabeling on a common allergen (walnuts), which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Cheesecake Royale, Inc. is recalling 501 units of 8-pound (112 oz.) carrot cakes. The product is identified by the UPC #85538300025 and the manufacturing code MFG#025. The recall is being conducted because the cakes contain undeclared walnuts.

The ingredient statement for the recalled product lists pecans as an ingredient but does not list walnuts. This mislabeling poses a risk to consumers with walnut allergies. The affected cakes were distributed in Florida, Arkansas, and Texas.

Consumers who have purchased these specific carrot cakes should check the packaging for the UPC and manufacturing code. If the product matches the description, consumers should not consume it and should contact the manufacturer for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
CARROT CAKE, Weight: 8 lbs. (112 oz.) - 3.6 kg, UPC#85538300025
Affected units
501

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)

  • MFG#025

Distribution

Distributed in 3 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 4 recalled by Cheesecake Royale, Inc. 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.

See all 4 products in this recall →

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