The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:ModerateFDA (Food)·F-1515-2019·Announced 2019-07-03

Hank's Cheesecakes Recalls Cream Cheese Brownies for Missing Allergen Labels

Hank's Cheesecakes, LLC is recalling Cream Cheese Brownies because the packaging lacks 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 2/5 (Moderate).

Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II and involves a labeling error (missing allergen information) without reported illnesses, fitting the 'Moderate' criteria for minor labeling errors or low-risk contamination.

Plain-English summary

Hank's Cheesecakes, LLC is recalling Cream Cheese Brownies packaged in cardboard boxes labeled with the company's St. Louis, Missouri address. The recall involves 207 cheesecakes that were distributed to food service establishments in Missouri and Illinois.

The recall was initiated because the packaged cheesecakes were distributed without labels indicating the ingredients or the major food allergens they contain. This lack of labeling prevents consumers and food service workers from identifying potential allergens in the product.

Consumers and food service operators who have these products should stop using them and contact the recalling firm for further instructions. The FDA has classified this recall as Class II, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

The recalled product

Product
Cream Cheese Brownies in a cardboard box labeled Hank's Cheesecake, St. Louis Missouri 63117
Manufacturer
Hank's Cheesecakes, LLC
Category
Food — Bakery / Desserts
Hazard
Affected units
207

Is your product affected?

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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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