Meijer 8 Inch Carrot Uniced Split Cake Layers (product is packed in bulk cartons of 24 units/paper bags lined with flexible blue plastic liner).

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-1912-2013) was formally reported on October 2, 2013, with the manufacturer initiating the action on September 10, 2013. It is classified under Moderate severity (Class II), with a current status of Terminated. Maplehurst Bakeries, Inc. is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Brownsburg, IN. Federal records indicate 1561 cases with 24 cakes/case (37464 individual cakes) units are affected, placing this recall in the million-unit bracket that typically triggers nationwide consumer alerts and retailer sweeps.

The documented reason for this recall is: Product was found to contain foreign material, flexible plastic. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: MI and OH.. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 4 were also issued by FDA Food. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 13 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.