The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0722-2016·Announced 2016-03-16

Whole Foods Salted Caramel Brownies Recalled for Metal Shavings

Whole Foods Market is recalling Salted Caramel Swirl Brownies after a customer found metal shavings around the perimeter of the product.

What this means for you

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 risk-of-harm product (metal shavings) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria for potential physical injury without confirmed harm.

Plain-English summary

Whole Foods Market is recalling 50 four-packs of Salted Caramel Swirl Brownies (15 oz.) due to a customer report of metal shavings found around the perimeter of the brownies. The product is sold in 4-packs and contains eggs, milk, soy, and wheat.

The recall affects one retail location in California. The specific best-by date for the affected units is before 12/7/15. The agency has classified this as a Class II recall.

Consumers who purchased these brownies should stop eating them and return the product to the store of purchase for a refund or contact the retailer for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Whole Foods Market Salted Caramel Swirl Brownie; Sold in 4-pack (15 oz.) Ingredients: cane sugar, cage free eggs, expeller pressed canola oil, unbleached wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley, flour, niacin, iron, folic acid) cocoa powder (processed with alkali), semisweet
Manufacturer
Whole Foods Market

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 (1)

  • Best by date of before 12/7/15.

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 7 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.

See all 7 products in this recall →