Whole Foods Market Rye Bread Recalled for Undeclared Wheat
Whole Foods Market is recalling Health Starts Here Rye Bread in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana due to undeclared wheat.
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 allergen mislabeling (undeclared wheat) on a common allergen, which corresponds to a severity score of 3 per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Whole Foods Market is voluntarily recalling 16-ounce loaves of Health Starts Here Rye Bread (formerly 100% Rye) with PLU# 41844. The recall was initiated on April 2, 2015, and was terminated on July 7, 2015.
The recall was issued because the product contains undeclared wheat, which is a major food allergen. The FDA classified this recall as Class II, indicating that there is a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.
The affected product was distributed in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries and dispose of the bread or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Whole Foods Market Health Starts Here Rye Bread (formerly 100% Rye) 16 oz. PLU# 41844
- Manufacturer
- Whole Food Market
- Category
- Food — Bakery
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)
- No code information
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