The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-1287-2017·Announced 2017-01-25

HEB Recalls Fresh Strawberry Boston Cakes for Salmonella Risk

HEB is recalling Fresh Strawberry Boston Cakes in Texas due to potential Salmonella contamination. Consumers should not eat the product.

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: "Product has potential to be contaminated with Salmonella."

Plain-English summary

HEB Retail Support Center is recalling Fresh Strawberry Boston - FRZ and Fresh Strawberry Boston Cake packaged on plastic trays with domed lids. The recall involves 190 units distributed in Texas. The product is identified by UPC 22784100000 and 22784000000.

The recall is being issued because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness.

Consumers who have purchased this product should not eat it. They should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Fresh Strawberry Boston - FRZ and Fresh Strawberry Boston Cake packaged on plastic trays with domed lids.
Affected units
190

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)

  • UPC 22784100000 and 22784000000

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 6 recalled by HEB Retail Support Center 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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