The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0768-2018·Announced 2018-02-14

Vanilla Cake with Cheese Recalled for Undeclared Allergens

Productos Pacheco, Inc. is recalling Vanilla Cake with Cheese due to undeclared allergens including wheat, soy, milk, and food dyes.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

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 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The FDA has classified this recall as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Productos Pacheco, Inc. is recalling its Bizcocho de Vainilla con Queso (Vanilla Cake with Cheese) in 4-ounce and 12-ounce packages. The recall is being conducted because the product contains undeclared allergens, specifically wheat, soy, milk, Yellow # 5, and Yellow # 6.

The affected products were distributed only to consignees in Puerto Rico. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has classified this recall as Class I, which is the most serious classification for food safety issues.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and check with the manufacturer for further instructions on disposal or return.

The recalled product

Product
Bizcocho de Vainilla con Queso [Vanilla Cake with Cheese] NET WT 4OZ and 12OZ

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)

  • TBD

Distribution

Distribution scope not specified by the agency.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 12 recalled by Productos Pacheco, 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 12 products in this recall →

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