Wegmans Carrot Cake Recalled for Potential Plastic Contamination
Wegmans is recalling Large Ultimate Carrot Cakes because they may contain pieces of plastic. The recall affects 20,232 units sold in six states.
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 a risk-of-harm product (foreign object contamination) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the criteria for a High severity score.
Plain-English summary
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is recalling its Large Ultimate Carrot Cake (Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting), 54oz, sold in clear plastic cake clam shells. The recall is being conducted because the products may contain pieces of plastic.
The recall involves 20,232 units of the product. These cakes were distributed to warehouses and stores located in Virginia, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Maryland. The affected units are all frozen cakes produced after June 6, 2019, with sell-by dates ranging from July 7, 2019, through July 18, 2019. The product is identified by UPC Code 77890-82457, Commodity Code 694869, and Internal Commodity Code 82457.
Consumers who purchased this product should check their sell-by dates and UPC codes to determine if they have an affected unit. If the product matches the description and dates provided, consumers should stop using it and contact Wegmans for further instructions or a refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- Wegmans Large Ultimate Carrot Cake(Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting), 54oz, Sold in clear plastic cake clam shell, UPC Codes: 77890-82457
- Manufacturer
- Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Baked Goods
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 20,232
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)
- product has a shelf life of production + 6 days. Sell by dates from July 7
- 2019 through July 18
- 2019
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 5 recalled by Wegmans Food 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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