Whole Foods Recalls Holiday Cookies Due to Undeclared Wheat
Whole Foods Market is recalling 216 decorated holiday cookies sold in the Bay Area because they contain 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 (wheat) on a common allergen, which meets the criteria for a High severity score under the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Whole Foods Market is voluntarily recalling 216 decorated holiday cookies sold in the shape of eggs, bunnies, and chicks. The recall is due to the presence of undeclared wheat in the products. The cookies were sold in self-service displays at stores in the Bay Area, California, on or prior to April 14, 2017.
The affected products include Sugared Purple Egg Cookies, Sugar Pink Bunny Cookies, Sugared Yellow Chick Cookies, and Iced Easter Egg Cookies. The shelf tags for these items did not correctly identify wheat as an ingredient, despite the cookies containing unbleached unbromated wheat flour. The recall is limited to the Bay Area, California.
Consumers who purchased these cookies should check their home for any remaining products. If found, they should discard the cookies or return them to the store of purchase. No illnesses or injuries have been reported in connection with this recall.
The recalled product
- Product
- Decorated (iced) holiday cookies sold in the shape of eggs. These cookies were sold in the self service cookie displays. Individual cookies are 1.3 oz.. each. Cookie labels identify the cookies as: Sugared Purple Egg Cookies: Sugar Pink Bunny Cookie; Sugared Yellow Chick…
- Manufacturer
- Whole Foods Market
- Category
- Food — Baked Goods
- Affected units
- 216
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)
- 2017.
Distribution
Distribution scope not specified by the agency.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 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.
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