The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-1493-2019·Announced 2019-07-03

Hank's Cheesecakes Recalled for Missing Allergen and Ingredient Labels

Hank's Cheesecakes, LLC is recalling plain cheesecakes distributed in Missouri and Illinois because the packages lack labels indicating ingredients or major food allergens.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

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 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves allergen mislabeling (missing labels) on a common allergen product, which fits the rubric criterion for a score of 3 (High) as it poses a risk of harm where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Hank's Cheesecakes, LLC is recalling 207 plain cheesecakes packaged in cardboard boxes labeled "Hank's Cheesecake, St. Louis Missouri 63117." The recall was initiated because the products were distributed without labels indicating the ingredients or the major food allergens they contain.

The affected cheesecakes were distributed to food service establishments in Missouri and Illinois. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has classified this recall as Class II, indicating that there is a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their packaging for the specific label description and contact the recalling firm for further instructions. Individuals with food allergies should exercise caution when consuming products that do not clearly identify their allergen content.

The recalled product

Product
Plain Cheesecake in a cardboard box labeled Hank's Cheesecake, St. Louis Missouri 63117
Manufacturer
Hank's Cheesecakes, LLC
Category
Food — Baked Goods
Hazard
Affected units
207

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)

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Distribution

Distributed in 2 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 23 recalled by Hank's Cheesecakes, LLC 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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