The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0733-2017·Announced 2016-12-21

Publix Danish Maple Walnut Coffee Cake Recalled for Metal Shavings

Publix Super Markets is recalling Danish Maple Walnut Coffee Cake strips due to the presence of small metal shavings.

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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class II, and the rubric mandates a score of at least 4 for any FDA Class II recall.

Plain-English summary

Publix Super Markets, Inc. is recalling approximately 14,788 cases of Publix Danish Maple Walnut Coffee Cake Strip, 14 oz. (UPC 002-19562-00000). The recall is being conducted because of the presence of small metal shavings in the product.

The affected product was distributed to the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The recall includes all date codes through the expiration date of 01/19/2017.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase for a refund. The FDA has classified this recall as Class II, indicating that there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

The recalled product

Product
Publix Danish Maple Walnut Coffee Cake Strip, 14 oz. UPC 002-19562-00000

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)

  • All date codes through expiration date 01/19/2017.

Distribution

Distributed in 6 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 6 recalled by Publix Super Markets, 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 6 products in this recall →

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