The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1515-2013·Announced 2013-06-19

Purely American Apple and Spice Cake Mix Recalled for Missing Wheat Allergen Label

Purely American, Inc. is recalling Shenandoah Valley Apple and Spice Cake Mix because some labels are missing the required wheat allergen declaration.

What this means for you

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 for wheat, a common allergen, which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Purely American, Inc. is recalling 230 15.5-ounce coffee bags of Shenandoah Valley Apple and Spice Cake Mix. The recall was initiated after the Ohio Department of Agriculture notified the firm that several labels were missing the allergen declaration for wheat.

The affected product contains unbleached white flour, cane sugar, spices, non-aluminum baking powder, baking soda, and salt. The product was shipped to Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Consumers who have this product should check their labels. If the label does not declare wheat as an allergen, they should stop using the product and contact the manufacturer for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
SHENANDOAH VALLEY APPLE AND SPICE CAKE MIX 15.5 oz coffee bag Contents: Unbleached white flour; cane sugar, spices, non-aluminum baking powder, baking soda and salt***PURELY AMERICAN 5991 Industrial Park Road, Athens, OH 45701 (800) 359-7873 www.purelyamerican.com UPC 7 92290 001

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)

  • ITEM #121

Distribution

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 11 recalled by Purely American, 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.

See all 11 products in this recall →