The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-2399-2012·Announced 2012-10-03

McClure's Marble Cake Recalled for Undeclared Wheat Allergen

McClure's Inc. is recalling 15 Marble Cakes because the ingredient list says 'flour' instead of specifying wheat flour, posing a risk to those with wheat allergies.

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 on a common allergen (wheat), which corresponds to a High severity score per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

McClure's Inc. is recalling 15 units of McClure's Pies & Salads, Inc. Marble Cake. The recall is due to an undeclared allergen; the product's ingredient statement lists "flour" but does not specify that it is wheat flour.

The affected product was distributed to retail outlets in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. The recall covers all product distributed prior to November 15, 2011.

Consumers with a wheat allergy or celiac disease should not consume the product. Those who have purchased the item should check their inventory and dispose of the product or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
McClure's Pies & Salads, Inc. Marble Cake
Manufacturer
McClures, Inc.
Affected units
15

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)

  • All product distributed prior to 11/15/2011

Distribution

Distributed in 4 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 33 recalled by McClures, 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 33 products in this recall →

Similar recalls