The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1744-2018·Announced 2018-08-15

Whole Foods Bakery Products Recalled for Undeclared Soy Flour

Whole Foods Market is recalling Italian Rum cakes from Mid-Atlantic stores sold between May 25 and July 13, 2018, due to undeclared soy flour.

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 (soy), which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Whole Foods Market, Inc. has initiated a recall of specific bakery products, including 6-inch and 9-inch Italian Rum cakes. These items were made in-house at Whole Foods Market locations in the Mid-Atlantic Region and sold between May 25 and July 13, 2018.

The recall was initiated because the products failed to declare soy flour (soy) as an ingredient. This labeling error poses a risk to consumers with soy allergies.

Consumers who purchased these products should check their pantries for the affected cakes. If found, they should not consume the products and should contact Whole Foods Market for further instructions or a refund.

The recalled product

Product
CAKE ITALIAN RUM 6IN CAKE ITALIAN RUM 9IN
Affected units
251

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)

  • 24493200000 24493300000

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.

See all 19 products in this recall →