The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-2405-2012·Announced 2012-10-03

McClure's Lemon Crunch Cake Recalled for Undeclared Allergens and Coloring

McClure's Pies & Salads, Inc. is recalling Lemon Crunch Cake because the ingredient label lists 'nuts' without specifying walnuts and omits Yellow #5 coloring.

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 (walnuts) and missing ingredient information (Yellow #5), which fits the rubric criterion for High severity regarding common allergens and risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

McClure's Pies & Salads, Inc. is recalling 28 units of Lemon Crunch Cake due to undeclared allergens and missing ingredient information. The product's ingredient statement lists "nuts" but does not specifically identify walnuts. Additionally, the label fails to list Yellow #5, a coloring agent present in the product.

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 this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the recalling firm for instructions.

The recalled product

Product
McClure's Pies & Salads, Inc. Lemon Crunch Cake
Manufacturer
McClures, Inc.
Affected units
28

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 →