The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-1033-2022·Announced 2022-05-11

Elegant Foods Door County Cherry Macarons Recalled for Undeclared Food Coloring

Elegant Foods recalls Door County Cherry Macaron (63 cases, Wisconsin) for undeclared artificial food colorants including FD&C Blue #1, Blue #2, Red #3, Yellow #5, Yellow #6, and Red #40.

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: FDA Class II recall for undeclared food colorants. FDA's Class II classification indicates potential for serious adverse health consequences, meeting the definition of risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported, warranting High severity.

Plain-English summary

Elegant Foods, LLC is recalling Door County Cherry Macaron, Case of 100 due to the failure to declare artificial food colorants on the product label. The undeclared colorants are FD&C Blue #1, Blue #2, Red #3, Yellow #5, Yellow #6, and Red #40.

Approximately 63 cases of the recalled product (code 21351A) were distributed in Wisconsin. The product was manufactured by Elegant Foods, LLC, located at 537 Atlas Ave, Madison, WI 53714.

The recalled product

Product
elegant foods Door County Cherry Macaron, Case of 100. 537 Atlas Ave, Madison, WI 53714.
Manufacturer
Elegant Foods, LLC
Affected units
63

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)

  • 21351A

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 11 recalled by Elegant Foods, LLC 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 11 products in this recall →

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