Publix Blackout Layer Cake Recalled for Listeria Contamination
Publix Super Markets is recalling Blackout layer cakes in Florida due to a 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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Additionally, the hazard involves Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
Publix Super Markets, Inc. is recalling Publix W/T Blackout layer cakes in Florida. 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 from November 11, 2012, through November 15, 2012. The specific products are identified by the Scale ID Number 002-95322-00000, where the last five digits of the scale ID number contain the unit price.
Consumers who purchased these cakes should discard them or return them to the store of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.
The recalled product
- Product
- Publix W/T Blackout layer cake Scale ID Number * 002-95322-00000 *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 — Baked Goods
- 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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