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Carley's Inc. Recall: Product has a misbranded Yellow Color. Identified on label at Artificial Yellow Color , and it should be identified as FD&C Yellow #5

United States

TerminatedClass II

Company
Carley's Inc.
Product
Carley s Soft Baked Iced Lemon Cookies, 5.34oz Plastic Tray,…
Recall date
June 6, 2025
Terminated
July 23, 2025
Source
FDA

Reason for recall

Product has a misbranded Yellow Color. Identified on label at Artificial Yellow Color , and it should be identified as FD&C Yellow #5

  1. - Recall initiated
  2. - Reported by source
  3. - Recall terminated
Recalled products
Product description UPC Quantity Lot / code information
Carley s Soft Baked Iced Lemon Cookies, 5.34oz Plastic Tray, clear film overwrap w/ Label, 12 units per case Not published in this source record 5,826 cases UPC Code: 7 40235 50011 0 Exp Date-Lot Code 01726-040225 11245-012825 031026-051425 061925-082324 080525-100924 081725-102124 091025-111424 061925-082324 112425-012825

Distribution

  • Product is shipped to wholesalers who further distribute to retail stores. Wholesalers are located in IL
  • MI
  • IA
  • LA
  • MD
  • PA
  • VA
  • MN
  • AL
  • TX
  • GA
  • SC
  • NY
  • NC
  • WV

Official source record

Agency
FDA
Dataset
FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number
H-0088-2025
Event ID
97043
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Company
Carley's Inc.
Product description
Carley s Soft Baked Iced Lemon Cookies, 5.34oz Plastic Tray, clear film overwrap w/ Label, 12 units per case
Quantity
5,826 cases
Reason
Product has a misbranded Yellow Color. Identified on label at Artificial Yellow Color , and it should be identified as FD&C Yellow #5
Recall initiation date
June 6, 2025
Report date
July 2, 2025
Classification date
Not published in this source record
Termination date
July 23, 2025
Distribution pattern
Product is shipped to wholesalers who further distribute to retail stores. Wholesalers are located in IL, MI, IA, LA, MD, PA, VA, MN, AL, TX, GA, SC, NY, NC, WV,
UPC, lot, and code information
UPC Code: 7 40235 50011 0 Exp Date-Lot Code 01726-040225 11245-012825 031026-051425 061925-082324 080525-100924 081725-102124 091025-111424 061925-082324 112425-012825
Voluntary or mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial notification method
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Source last updated
Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
Public Health Trace retrieval date

Responsible company: Carley's Inc.

Distribution map

A map highlighting the states named in the source's distribution description.

Shading reflects state-level totals only, as published by the source. It does not imply county-level or point-level precision.

Distribution map
State Distributed
Illinois 1
Michigan 1
Iowa 1
Louisiana 1
Maryland 1
Pennsylvania 1
Virginia 1
Minnesota 1
Alabama 1
Texas 1
Georgia 1
South Carolina 1
New York 1
North Carolina 1
West Virginia 1

States shown are extracted from the source's free-text distribution description above; a narrative description (e.g. "distributed nationwide") may not list individual states to extract.

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