Agency classClass IOur severity:Severe FDA (Food)·F-1147-2013·Announced 2013-03-20

Publix Chocolate Layer Cake Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Publix Super Markets is recalling 7-inch iced chocolate 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 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 classified this recall as Class I — 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. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "Maplehurst Deli-Bake South Inc. the cake supplier notified Publix Super market of a contamination with Listeria Monocytogenes on 11/15/2012."

Plain-English summary

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

The affected products were distributed from November 11, 2012, through November 15, 2012. The specific product is identified by the scale ID number 002-16467-00000, where the last five digits represent the unit price.

Consumers who purchased these cakes should discard them or return them to the store of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in vulnerable populations.

The recalled product

Product: Publix 7inch W/T Iced Chocolate Layer cake Scale ID Number * 002-16467-00000 *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.
Manufacturer: Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Category: Food — Bakery / Cakes
Hazard: listeria

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 (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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