The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1742-2018·Announced 2018-08-15

Whole Foods Bakery Products Recalled for Undeclared Soy Flour

Whole Foods Market is recalling bakery products sold in the Mid-Atlantic region between May 25 and July 13 because they failed to declare soy flour as an ingredient.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

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 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Whole Foods Market, Inc. has initiated a recall of various bakery products, including CAKE TOASTED ALMOND 6 IN and CAKE TOASTED ALMOND 9IN. The affected items were made in-house at Whole Foods Market locations in the Mid-Atlantic Region and sold between May 25th and July 13th.

The recall was initiated because the products failed to declare soy flour (soy) as an ingredient. This mislabeling poses a risk to consumers with soy allergies. The agency has classified this recall as Class I.

Consumers who purchased these products should check their pantries for the affected items. If found, they should stop consuming the products and contact Whole Foods Market for further instructions or a refund.

The recalled product

Product
CAKE TOASTED ALMOND 6 IN, 29.6 Ounce CAKE TOASTED ALMOND 9IN, 64.0 Ounce
Affected units
40

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)

  • 24407500000 24624900000

Distribution

Distribution scope not specified by the agency.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 19 recalled by Whole Foods Market Group Inc. 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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