Whole Foods Market Chantilly Seasonal Cake Recalled for Listeria Risk
Whole Foods Market is recalling specific Chantilly Seasonal cakes due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The products were sold in most states except Florida, Washington, and Oregon.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Listeria monocytogenes) without reported illness, which aligns with the rubric criteria for a High severity score (3).
Plain-English summary
Whole Foods Market is recalling specific varieties of Chantilly Seasonal cakes, including Cake Slice and Single Layer options, due to the potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products are identified by UPC/PLU codes 21615600000, 24420800000, and 28825800000.
These cakes were sold between June 1 and July 21, 2014, at Whole Foods Market stores in all states except Florida, Washington, and Oregon. The recall is classified as FDA Class II, indicating a reasonable probability that the product may cause temporary or medically reversible health consequences.
Consumers who have purchased these specific products should check their UPC/PLU codes and discard the items or return them to the store of purchase. No specific instructions for disposal are provided in the source text, but standard food safety practices apply to potentially contaminated ready-to-eat foods.
The recalled product
- Product
- Whole Foods Market Cake Slice Chantilly Seasonal, UPC/PLU 21615600000; Whole Foods Market Cake Single Layer Chantilly Seasonal, UPC/PLU 24420800000; Whole Foods Market Cake Single Layer Chantilly Seasonal, UPC/PLU 28825800000
- Manufacturer
- Whole Foods Market
- Category
- Food — Bakery / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (2)
- Sold between June 1 and July 21
- 2014 at Whole Foods Stores
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 75 recalled by Whole Foods Market under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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