Food recall

Whole Foods Market South Seafood Distribution recall: Almondine Wedding Cookies sold by the pound.

Whole Foods Market South Seafood Distribution, of Roswell, GA, recalled Almondine Wedding Cookies sold by the pound. and 1 other product. The FDA's reason: “Product contains undeclared allergen: almonds .” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on November 18, 2012, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of December 5, 2012. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed February 11, 2014

The recall

Company
Whole Foods Market South Seafood Distribution (Roswell, GA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Product contains undeclared allergen: almonds .”
Where it was sold
AL, GA, NC, SC and TN.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
63727

The 2 products recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-0738-2013 Class I

    Almondine Wedding Cookies sold by the pound.

    Codes: Purchased between 10/22/2012 and 11/15/2012

    Quantity: 31 cases (320/5 oz cookies per case)

  • F-0739-2013 Class I

    Wedding Cookies (Baked Fresh In-Store), Whole Foods Market, sold by the pound.

    Codes: Purchased between 10/22/2012 and 11/15/2012

    Quantity: N/A

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of December 5, 2012.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.