KFC Issues a Nationwide Allergy Alert, Recalls Unlabeled Double Chocolate Chip Cakes

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(Business Wire)--
KFC Corporation is voluntarily recalling its Double Chocolate Chip
Cakes because they contain eggs, milk, wheat, soy ingredients and
possibly traces of tree nuts, and are not individually labeled with
ingredient information.

The cakes are being recalled because people who have an allergy to
eggs, milk, wheat, soy ingredients or tree nuts run the risk of a
serious or life-threatening reaction if they consume this product.
There is no health risk for consumers who are not allergic to any
ingredients in the product.

The recalled cakes were distributed nationwide at KFC restaurants.

The product comes in a round 16-ounce package with a black or
clear plastic bottom and a clear plastic dome.

There is one reported allergic reaction to this product.

KFC will resume selling Double Chocolate Chip Cakes in the future
after the product packaging has been modified to include ingredient
information.

Ingredient information for Double Chocolate Chip Cakes and all KFC
products can be found here.

Customers with these allergies who have purchased Double Chocolate
Chip Cakes are urged to return them to a KFC restaurant for a full
refund. Customers with questions can call 1-800-CALL-KFC.

KFC Corporation
Public Relations
Rick Maynard, 502-874-8100

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