The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-1148-2013·Announced 2013-03-20

Publix 7-inch Butter Cream Cake Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Publix Super Markets is recalling 7-inch butter cream cakes 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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of at least 4 per the rubric, and involves Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen.

Plain-English summary

Publix Super Markets, Inc. is recalling 7-inch decorated butter cream cakes with filling. The recall was initiated after the cake supplier, Maplehurst Deli-Bake South Inc., notified Publix of a contamination with Listeria monocytogenes on November 15, 2012.

The affected products were distributed in Florida from November 11, 2012, through November 15, 2012. The specific product is identified by the scale ID number 002-19722-00000, where the last five digits represent the unit price.

Consumers who purchased these cakes should check their scale ID numbers and dispose of the product if it matches the description. No illnesses or injuries have been reported in the source text.

The recalled product

Product
Publix 7 inch Dec. Butter cream w/Filling Cake Scale ID Number * 002-19722-00000 *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

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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