Wegmans Ultimate Carrot Cake Slice Recalled for Plastic Contamination
Wegmans is recalling Ultimate Carrot Cake Slices because they may contain pieces of plastic. Consumers should stop eating the product and return it to the store.
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, which indicates a situation where there is a remote probability that adverse health consequences are likely to be non-life-threatening. The hazard is physical contamination (plastic), which is a standard moderate risk.
Plain-English summary
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is voluntarily recalling Ultimate Carrot Cake Slices, a 6-ounce individual serving of carrot cake with cream cheese frosting sold in a clear, square plastic clamshell. The recall is being issued because the products may contain pieces of plastic.
The affected product is a subset of 20,232 large Ultimate Carrot Cakes. The specific lot numbers include all frozen cakes produced after June 6, 2019, with sell-by dates ranging from July 12, 2019, through July 15, 2019. The product was distributed to warehouses and stores located in Virginia, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Maryland.
Consumers who have purchased this product should stop eating it and return it to the store where it was purchased for a refund. The product can be identified by the UPC code 77890-24956.
The recalled product
- Product
- Ultimate Carrot Cake Slice (Individual serving slice of Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting), 6oz, Sold in a clear, square plastic clamshell, UPC Codes: 77890-24956
- Manufacturer
- Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Bakery / Dessert
- 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 + 3 days. Sell By Dates from July 12
- 2019 through July 15
- 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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