Lower risk Food recall · FDA · Published March 10, 2019

Horizon Food Group recalls Ne-Mo's Birthday Cake Squares with Bird Foot Hazard

Horizon Food Group recalls Ne-Mo's Birthday Cake Squares after a bird foot was found in the baked product. Consumers should check for the specific lot codes and contact the company for details.

Plain-English summary generated from official FDA data by GovInfoNow · Published by Carlos Caban · How we make summaries

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-1179-2019Food Horizon Food Group ›

Lower-risk recall

Firm received a complaint of a bird foot found in the baked product.

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Recalling firmHorizon Food Group16875 W Bernardo Dr, Ste 100 · San Diego, CA 92127-1675

✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Horizon Food Group is recalling Ne-Mo's Birthday Cake Squares with Buttercream Icing due to a bird foot being found in the product. This small foreign object could pose a choking hazard for young children. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/17659-horizon-food-group-recalls-ne-mo-s-birthday-cake-squares.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/17659-horizon-food-group-recalls-ne-mo-s-birthday-cake-squares · Updated October 5, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1179-2019

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“Horizon Food Group recalls Ne-Mo's Birthday Cake Squares with Bird Foot Hazard.” GovInfoNow, updated October 5, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/17659-horizon-food-group-recalls-ne-mo-s-birthday-cake-squares. Based on FDA recall #F-1179-2019 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1179-2019%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on March 10, 2019, that Horizon Food Group voluntarily recalled Ne-Mo's Birthday Cake Square with Buttercream Icing due to a bird foot found in the product. The recall affects approximately 27,360 cakes distributed across multiple states.

How to tell if you have it

Ne-Mo's Birthday Cake Square with Buttercream Icing, item 506-6
Net Wt. 3 oz.
Case UPC: 2007606405066 8
Display pk 6 ea/pk UPC: 10076064050660 1
Individual unit UPC: 07606405066 4
Lot codes: 19036, 29036, 39036

The hazard

The firm received a complaint of a bird foot found in the baked product. The FDA classified this as a Class II recall.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show other recent recalls of similar products include JFE Dumpling Party Trays Recall (2026-03-05) and Evergreen Refreshments Ready-to-Eat Eggs Potatoes Cheese Tacos Recall (2025-12-05).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the lot codes on the product, which are 5-digit numbers in the format SYDDD (e.g., 19036). The product was sold in cases with UPC 2007606405066 and individual units with UPC 076064050664.

Brand
Horizon Food Group
Product
Ne-Mo's Birthday Cake Square with Buttercream Icing, item 506-6; Net Wt. 3 oz. Case UPC: 2007606405066 8 Display pk 6
Category
Food

FDA recall event · 3 products

All 3 products in this recall

FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.

Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Distribution
AR, AZ, CA, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, KY, MD, MI, NC, NY, OK. OR, PA, SC, TN, TX.

Recall number	Product, codes & lots	Quantity
F-1177-2019	Ne-Mo's Chocolate Cake Square with Cream Cheese Icing, item 104; Net Wt. 3 oz. Case UPC: 2007606401046 4; Display pk 6 ea/pk UPC: 10076064010460 7 Individual unit UPC: 07606400104 8 Frozen product has a shelf life of 365 days from the date of production Refrigerated product has a shelf life of 30 days from the date it is removed from the freezer Ambient product has a shelf life of 7 days from the date it is removed from the freezer Horizon Food Group, San Diego, CA 92127; No expiration date is printed on product, however, at the store level, retailer will apply an expiration sticker onto each cake square. Lot coding is a 5 digit number, SYDDD, where S designates the shift (1,2, or 3), Y designates the year, and DDD designates the Julian day. Example 19038 where 1 = shift, 9 = year, 038 = Julian day Lot codes: 19038 29038 39037	3,533cs (127,188 cakes)
F-1178-2019	Ne-Mo's Red Velvet Cake Square with Cream Cheese Icing, item 408-6; Net Wt. 3 oz. Case UPC: 2007606404086 7 Display pk 6 ea/pk UPC: 10076064040860 0 Individual unit UPC: 07606400408 7 Frozen product has a shelf life of 365 days from the date of production Refrigerated product has a shelf life of 30 days from the date it is removed from the freezer Ambient product has a shelf life of 7 days from the date it is removed from the freezer Horizon Food Group, San Diego, CA 92127; No expiration date is printed on product, however, at the store level, retailer will apply an expiration sticker onto each cake square. Lot coding is a 5 digit number, SYDDD, where S designates the shift (1,2, or 3), Y designates the year, and DDD designates the Julian day. Example 19038 where 1 = shift, 9 = year, 038 = Julian day Lot codes: 19037 29037 39037	2,428cs (87,408 cakes)
F-1179-2019	Ne-Mo's Birthday Cake Square with Buttercream Icing, item 506-6; Net Wt. 3 oz. Case UPC: 2007606405066 8 Display pk 6 ea/pk UPC: 10076064050660 1 Individual unit UPC: 07606405066 4 Frozen product has a shelf life of 365 days from the date of production Refrigerated product has a shelf life of 30 days from the date it is removed from the freezer Ambient product has a shelf life of 7 days from the date it is removed from the freezer Horizon Food Group, San Diego, CA 92127; No expiration date is printed on product, however, at the store level, retailer will apply an expiration sticker onto each cake square. Lot coding is a 5 digit number, SYDDD, where S designates the shift (1,2, or 3), Y designates the year, and DDD designates the Julian day. Example 19038 where 1 = shift, 9 = year, 038 = Julian day Lot codes: 19036 29036 39036	760cs (27,360 cakes)

Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

Check Product Lot Code
Look for the 5-digit lot code on the product, which follows the format SYDDD (e.g., 19036).

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 19 states.

FDA distribution: “AR, AZ, CA, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, KY, MD, MI, NC, NY, OK. OR, PA, SC, TN, TX.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 3 months after the firm started it.

Mar 10, 2019Firm started the recall
Mar 19, 2019FDA classified it Class II
Mar 27, 2019Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Jun 13, 2019FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Link to this recall

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Where this comes from

The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

Official source: FDA Recall #F-1179-2019 (March 10, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1179-2019 to see it in context.
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