Food recall

Schnucks Markets Corporate Office recall: German chocolate cakes labeled as Schnucks Bakery Deluxe Petite Cake Chocolate Iced Yellow

Schnucks Markets Corporate Office, of Saint Louis, MO, recalled German chocolate cakes labeled as Schnucks Bakery Deluxe Petite Cake Chocolate Iced Yellow. The FDA's reason: “German Chocolate cakes were labeled as Chocolate Iced Yellow Cake. German Chocolate contains pecans that are not listed on the Iced Yellow Cake label.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on August 7, 2017, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of September 6, 2017. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed October 5, 2017

The recall

Company
Schnucks Markets Corporate Office (Saint Louis, MO)
Reason, in FDA's words
“German Chocolate cakes were labeled as Chocolate Iced Yellow Cake. German Chocolate contains pecans that are not listed on the Iced Yellow Cake label.”
Where it was sold
Product was distributed to retail grocery stores in Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
77913

The product recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-3480-2017 Class II

    German chocolate cakes labeled as Schnucks Bakery Deluxe Petite Cake Chocolate Iced Yellow, Net Wt. 1 lb 1 oz (482 g), UPC 0 41218 31168 6

    Codes: Best by date between 8/12/17 through 8/14/17

    Quantity: 13 cakes

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of September 6, 2017.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.