The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1470-2017·Announced 2017-02-22

Whole Foods Tart Crusts Recalled for Unlabeled Almond Flour

Whole Foods Market is recalling tart crusts because almond flour is missing from the scale label, posing a risk to people with nut allergies.

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 allergen mislabeling on a common allergen (tree nuts), which meets the criteria for a High severity score under the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Whole Foods Market Brand 365, LLC is recalling Whole Foods Market TART FRESH FRUIT AMERO SHELL LARGE. The recall is due to a labeling error where almond flour, a tree nut, is present in the packaged crusts but is not listed as an ingredient on the WFM scale label, although it is listed on the package.

The product was distributed in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, the District of Columbia, Ohio, and Kentucky. The quantity involved is 10,965.64 units. The code information for the product is 24984100000 TART FRESH FRUIT AMERO SHELL LARGE.

Consumers with nut allergies should avoid consuming this product. Those who have purchased the item should check their scale labels to ensure almond flour is listed as an ingredient. If the ingredient is missing from the scale label, the product should not be consumed.

The recalled product

Product
Whole Foods Market, TART FRESH FRUIT AMERO SHELL LARGE
Manufacturer
Whole Foods Market Brand 365, Llc
Category
Food — Bakery / Pastry
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 (1)

  • 24984100000 TART FRESH FRUIT AMERO SHELL LARGE

Distribution

Distributed in 7 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 8 recalled by Whole Foods Market Brand 365, Llc 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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