Food recall

Jessie Lord Bakery, LLC recall: Lemon Meringue Pie

Jessie Lord Bakery, LLC, of Torrance, CA, recalled Lemon Meringue Pie. The FDA's reason: “Undeclared Yellow#5 in Lemon Meringue Pie.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on August 20, 2025, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of September 10, 2025. 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

Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...)

Status

Terminated

Closed March 31, 2026

The recall

Company
Jessie Lord Bakery, LLC (Torrance, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Undeclared Yellow#5 in Lemon Meringue Pie”
Where it was sold
Product is distributed across the following states at the retail level; Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
97488

The product recalled

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

  • H-0568-2025 Class II

    Lemon Meringue Pie, 8" round. Net Wt. 27 OZ; Refrigerate after opening Item Code 31811; UPC: 8 85523 31811 1;Jessie's Lemon Meringue Pie Sugar Free Item Code 30811; UPC: 8 85523 30811 2; Jessie's Lemon Meringue Pie Item Code 08276; UPC: 0 41512 08275 7; First street Lemon Meringue Pie Item Code 84232; UPC: 000 41220 84232 2; HEB Bakery Lemon Meringue Pie

    Codes: Lots: 24050-25231; Best by Feb/19/27

    Quantity: 136,252 cs

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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 10, 2025.

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.