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Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods LLC of Richmond, VA, announced today that it is recalling four varieties of its decorated pound cakes because of an undeclared soy allergen.
A cake releasing agent containing soy was used to prevent sticking for the cakes listed below only. These products may contain soy, a known allergen, which is not declared on the product label.
Soy allergies can cause mild symptoms such as hives and itching to severe and life-threatening anaphylaxis.
All of the implicated products have a best-by date of Dec. 15. The recalled products and identifying label information are as follows:
- 8-inch pound cake with buttercream icing/pink roses with a net weight of 44 ounces and a UPC number of 72252591452;
- 8-inch pound cake with buttercream icing/red roses with a net weight of 44 ounces and a UPC number of 72252591456;
- 6-inch pound cake with buttercream icing/red roses with a net weight of 33 ounces and a UPC number of 72252591820; and
- 6-inch pound cake with buttercream icing/confetti with a net weight of 30 ounces and a UPC number of 72252591849.
The recalled pound cakes are available from the following retailers:
- Kroger Mid-Atlantic in Virginia and West Virginia
- Ukrop’s Market Hall in Richmond, VA



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