Zingerman's Bakehouse Gingerbread Cake Recalled for Allergen Mislabeling
Zingerman's Bakehouse is recalling Gingerbread Cakes because labels failed to identify milk, wheat, and soy allergens.
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 common allergens (milk, wheat, soy), which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Zingerman's Bakehouse, Inc. is recalling Zingerman's Bakehouse Gingerbread Cake in 3 LB and 1.25 LB sizes. The recall involves a total of 180 units distributed in Michigan and Ohio.
The recall was initiated because the product labels did not correctly identify the source of butter and cream ingredients as milk, the source of flour as wheat, or the presence of soy allergens. These are common allergens that must be clearly declared on food packaging.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their labels. If the packaging does not list milk, wheat, or soy as ingredients, they should stop using the product and contact the manufacturer for instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Zingerman's Bakehouse Gingerbread Cake Net wt. 3 LB; 1.25 LB
- Manufacturer
- Zingerman's Bakehouse, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Baked Goods
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)
- none
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 47 recalled by Zingerman's Bakehouse, 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.
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