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Lower risk Food recall · FDA · Published June 8, 2017

Beatrice Bakery Co Key Lime Dessert Cake Recall: Incorrect Color Labeling

Beatrice Bakery Co recalls Key Lime Dessert Cake (UPC 8 24153 02582 2) due to incorrect labeling of certified colors as green. Consumers should check product details and contact the company for more information.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-2874-2017FoodBeatrice Bakery Co ›
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Recalling firmBeatrice Bakery Co201 S 5th St · Beatrice, NE 68310-4408
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What happened, in plain English

Beatrice Bakery Co is recalling a specific Key Lime Dessert Cake product because it incorrectly lists blue and yellow food colors as green. This labeling error could mislead consumers about the product's ingredients, though it does not pose a safety risk. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/21091-beatrice-bakery-co-key-lime-dessert-cake-recall-incorrect-color.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/21091-beatrice-bakery-co-key-lime-dessert-cake-recall-incorrect-color · Updated October 8, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-2874-2017

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“Beatrice Bakery Co Key Lime Dessert Cake Recall: Incorrect Color Labeling.” GovInfoNow, updated October 8, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/21091-beatrice-bakery-co-key-lime-dessert-cake-recall-incorrect-color. Based on FDA recall #F-2874-2017 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-2874-2017%22&limit=1).

Why it’s dangerous

The product incorrectly lists certified blue and yellow food colors as 'green color (vegetable and turmeric)'. This mislabeling may confuse consumers about the actual ingredients, but it does not involve a safety hazard like contamination or improper use.

Who’s affected

Consumers who purchased the Key Lime Dessert Cake with the specified UPC code and date codes (17066 or 17110) are affected. Those most at risk are individuals who rely on accurate ingredient labeling for dietary or allergy reasons.

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the UPC 8 24153 02582 2 on the product label. The date codes on the packaging are 17066 or 17110. This product is sold under the brand name 'Grandma's Bake Shoppe'.

  • Brand
    Beatrice Bakery Co
  • Product
    1) Key Lime Dessert Cake, Grandma's Bake Shoppe, NET WT. 14 OZ. (400 g), UPC 8 24153 02582 2
  • Category
    Food
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Product Details

    Look for the UPC 8 24153 02582 2 and date codes 17066 or 17110 on the packaging.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 4 states.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: yesVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: not listedILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: yesIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: not listedOHPennsylvania: not listedPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: not listedCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: yesNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: not listedTXFlorida: yesFL

FDA distribution: “The recalled product was sold in the firm's retail store in Nebraska and shipped to wholesale accounts in Iowa, Florida, Nebraska, and Vermont.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Florida, Iowa, Nebraska, Vermont.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 4 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Jun 8, 201712. FDA classified it Class II: Jul 21, 201723. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Aug 2, 201734. FDA terminated the recall: Sep 27, 201742017
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

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

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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-2874-2017 (June 8, 2017) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-2874-2017 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 8, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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