Kroger Is Recalling This Brand of Baked Goods Due to Possible Metal Contamination
Another day, another recall to be aware of. This time, however, it’s coming from the bakery department at Kroger.
According to Food Safety News, Kroger — which holds the top spot as the largest supermarket in the nation and the second largest general retailer — has recalled a number of Country Oven brand baked goods due to the possible inclusion of metal fragments. The fragments in question are said to have possibly made their way into the goods through the starch used to make each of the items. The items that have been called to question include:
- Country Oven Cinnamon Roll 4-oz. and 2.5-oz. UPC: 0001111019657 or 0001111019550. Use by: December 28; January 1, 2022; January 10, 2022; January 11, 2022; January 12, 2022
- Country Oven White Cake 7-lbs., 13.5-oz., and 29-oz. UPC: 0001111005643, 0001111019715, 0001111019742, or 0001111006361. Use by: April 5, 2022; March 28, 2022; March 29, 2022; March 15, 2022, March 18, 2022.
- Country Oven Chocolate Cake 13.5-oz., 60-oz and 40-oz. UPC: 0001111019708, 0001111019721, 0001111019721, or 0001111006325. Use by: March 17, 2022; March 29, 2022; March 20, 2022; March 16, 2022.
- Country Oven White/Vanilla Cake 37-oz. UPC: 0001111019348. Use by: April 2, 2022.
- Country Oven Yellow/Vanilla Cake 37-oz. UPC: 0001111019350. Use by: April 2, 2022.
- Country Oven Chocolate/Vanilla Cake 37-oz. UPC: 0001111019352. Use by: April 3, 2022.
- Country Oven Yellow Cake 18.5-oz, 7-oz, 13.5-oz., and 42-oz. UPC: 0001111019366, 0001111019595, 0001111019716, or 0001111002012. Use by: March 20, 2022; March 17, 2022; March 18, 2022; March 24, 2022; March 25, 2022; March 26, 2022; March 27, 2022; March 15, 2022.
- Country Oven Bowtie Danish 3-oz. UPC: 0001111019430. Use by: January 6, 2022.
- Country Oven Cheese Pocket 4-oz. UPC: 0001111019445. Use by: January 5, 2022.
- Country Oven Angel Food Cake 13-oz. UPC: 0001111019457. Use by: March 21, 2022; March 30, 2022; March 31, 2022; April 4, 2022; April 5, 2022.
- Country Oven Yellow/Fudge Cake 48-oz. UPC: 0001111019628, 0001111019648, 0001111007945, or 0004157326769. Use by: March 19, 2022 or April 3, 2022.
- Country Oven Red Velvet Cake 13-oz, 28-oz. UPC:0001111019723, 0001111019740, 0004157306392, 0004157307575, 0001111018534, 0001111018617, 00011110207362 Use by: March 18, 2022; March 31, 2022; April 1, 2022; March 24, 2022; March 25, 2022; March 15, 2022.
- Country Oven Marble Cake 7-lb. UPC: 0001111019751. Use by: April 6, 2022.
- Country Oven Chocolate/Fudge Cake. UPC: 0004157306389, 0004157307572, 0001111018529. Use by: April 3, 2022.
- Country Oven Yellow/Caramel Cake. UPC: 0004157306397, 0004157307578, 0001111018528. Use by: April 1, 2022; April 2, 2022.
- Country Oven Apple Double Layer Cake 32-oz. UPC: 0001111019535. Use by: March 22, 2022.
- Country Oven Boston Creme Cake. UPC: 0001111019561. Use by: April 4, 2022.
- Country Oven Raspberry Cake. UPC: 0001111006321. Use by: March 21, 2022.
- Country Oven Party Balloon Cake. UPC: 0063507840040. Use by: March 15, 2022.
The baked goods — which range from a distribution of three cases to 230 cases — were recalled in 29 states including South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Nebraska, Kansas, California, Oregon, Arkansas, Washington, Idaho, Colorado, Louisiana, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Texas, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Virginia, and Utah.
Consumers who may have picked up a baked good bearing any of the above descriptions are urged to discard the products or return them to the Kroger store purchased from. If you consumed any of the products and are feeling ill, contact your healthcare provider immediately.