KFC recalls unlabeled chocolate chip cakes
April 20, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — KFC Corp. is recalling its Double Chocolate Chip Cakes because they contain eggs, milk, wheat and soy ingredients and possibly traces of tree nuts, and are not individually labeled with ingredient information.
The cakes are being recalled because people who have an allergy to eggs, milk, wheat, soy or tree nuts run the risk of a serious or life-threatening reaction if they consume this product. There is no health risk for consumers who are not allergic to any ingredients in the product, company officials said.
The recalled cakes were distributed nationwide at KFC restaurants. The product comes in a round 16-ounce package with a black or clear plastic bottom and a clear plastic dome.
There is one reported allergic reaction to this product.
Ingredient information for Double Chocolate Chip Cakes and all KFC products can be found on the KFC Web site.Customers with these allergies who have purchased Double Chocolate Chip Cakes are urged to return them to a KFC restaurant for a full refund. Customers with questions can call 1-800-CALL-KFC.