The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1146-2013·Announced 2013-03-20

Publix 7-inch Cookies Cream Layer Cake Recalled for Listeria

Publix is recalling 7-inch Cookies Cream Layer Cakes in Florida due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination reported by the supplier.

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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Publix Super Markets, Inc. is recalling 7-inch Cookies Cream Layer Cakes in Florida. The recall was initiated after Maplehurst Deli-Bake South Inc., the cake supplier, notified Publix of a contamination with Listeria monocytogenes on November 15, 2012.

The affected products were distributed from November 11, 2012, through November 15, 2012. The source text does not specify the number of units recalled or report any illnesses or injuries associated with the product.

Consumers who purchased these cakes should discard them or return them to the store of purchase. The source text does not provide specific instructions for disposal or refund procedures beyond the standard recall context.

The recalled product

Product
Publix 7 inch Cookies Cream Layer Cake Scale ID Number * 002-16466-00000 *The last five digits of the scale ID number contain the unit price. For example $4.99 would have the last five digits ending 00499.
Hazard

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Lot numbers (3)

  • Recalled products were distributed from November 11
  • 2012 through November 15
  • 2012.

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 44 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.

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