The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-2400-2012·Announced 2012-10-03

McClure's German Chocolate Cake Recalled for Undeclared Wheat Allergen

McClure's German Chocolate Cake is being recalled because the ingredient list says 'flour' without specifying wheat, posing a risk to people with wheat allergies.

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

Plain-English summary

McClure's Pies & Salads, Inc. is recalling 14 German Chocolate Cakes. The recall is due to an undeclared allergen; the 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. All product distributed prior to November 15, 2011, is included in this recall.

Consumers with wheat allergies should not consume the product. Those who purchased the cakes should return them to the place of purchase or contact the manufacturer for instructions.

The recalled product

Product
McClure's Pies & Salads, Inc. German Chocolate Cake
Manufacturer
McClures, Inc.
Affected units
14

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 →