Recall record at a glance
| Official record | F-1118-2018 |
|---|---|
| Category | Food Recalls |
| Classification | Class I |
| FDA record status | Terminated |
| Recalling firm | Whole Foods Market |
| Report date | May 2, 2018 |
| Recall initiation date | Mar 25, 2018 |
| Quantity | 750 cookies (approximately) |
| Location | Emeryville, CA, United States |
Official product description
Decorated (iced holiday cookies sold from self service cookie displays - cookies in the shape of eggs, bunnies and chicks. The signage by the displays do not declare egg as an ingredient of the cookies. Cookies are received in a 9 lb. bag Correct Ingredients: Unbleached, Unbromated Wheat Flour (Wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), Cane Sugar, Palm Fruit Oil, Cage Free Eggs, Vanilla, Water, cream of Tartar, Baking Soda, Corn starch, dextrose, natural flavoring. Signs at all locations have been changed. Cookies were sold in 9 Bay area, CA Whole Food locations.
Why the product was recalled
Some decorated (iced) Easter cookies in the shapes of eggs, bunnies and chicks sold in bulk bins in 9 northern CA Whole Foods locations do not properly declare egg as an ingredient or allergen.
Distribution information
Bay area CA only
How to read the classification
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Additional record details
Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated. Initial notification: Press Release.
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