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WHOLE FOODS MARKET Recall: undeclared wheat

United States

TerminatedClass II

Company
WHOLE FOODS MARKET
Product
Decorated (iced) holiday cookies sold in the shape of eggs.…
Recall date
April 15, 2017
Terminated
May 31, 2017
Source
FDA

Reason for recall

undeclared wheat

  1. - Recall initiated
  2. - Reported by source
  3. - Recall terminated
Recalled products
Product description UPC Quantity Lot / code information
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 Cookie; Iced Easter Egg Cookie; Ingredients: Iced Sugared egg, bunny and chick cookies for original, uncorrected shelf tags. Contains Wheat: Ingredients: Unbleached Unbromated Wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), Cane Sugar, Palm Fruit Oil, Vanilla, Water, Baking Soda, Salt. Natural coloring. Napa store Iced Easter Egg Cookie - uncorrected: Contains: Eggs, Milk, Soy, Tree nuts Ingredients: Rice Flour, Sugar, Unsalted Butter, Eggs, Milk, Tapioca Starch, Potato Starch, Vanilla Extract, Pure Almond Extract, Baking Powder, cornstarch, bicarbonate of soda, monocalcium Phosphate_ Kosher salt, Xanthan Gum, Sucrose Maltodextrin, Natural Red Food Color (plan extractives) Natural Green Food Color (alfalfa, Natural Yellow Food Color (plant extracts). Not published in this source record 216 cookies No codes - sold in self service bin - holiday shapes Cookies sold on or prior to April 14, 2017.

Distribution

  • Bay area
  • CA only

Official source record

Agency
FDA
Dataset
FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number
F-2218-2017
Event ID
77031
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Company
WHOLE FOODS MARKET
Product description
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 Cookie; Iced Easter Egg Cookie; Ingredients: Iced Sugared egg, bunny and chick cookies for original, uncorrected shelf tags. Contains Wheat: Ingredients: Unbleached Unbromated Wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), Cane Sugar, Palm Fruit Oil, Vanilla, Water, Baking Soda, Salt. Natural coloring. Napa store Iced Easter Egg Cookie - uncorrected: Contains: Eggs, Milk, Soy, Tree nuts Ingredients: Rice Flour, Sugar, Unsalted Butter, Eggs, Milk, Tapioca Starch, Potato Starch, Vanilla Extract, Pure Almond Extract, Baking Powder, cornstarch, bicarbonate of soda, monocalcium Phosphate_ Kosher salt, Xanthan Gum, Sucrose Maltodextrin, Natural Red Food Color (plan extractives) Natural Green Food Color (alfalfa, Natural Yellow Food Color (plant extracts).
Quantity
216 cookies
Reason
undeclared wheat
Recall initiation date
April 15, 2017
Report date
May 24, 2017
Classification date
Not published in this source record
Termination date
May 31, 2017
Distribution pattern
Bay area, CA only
UPC, lot, and code information
No codes - sold in self service bin - holiday shapes Cookies sold on or prior to April 14, 2017.
Voluntary or mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial notification method
Press Release
Source last updated
Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
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