Food recall

Whole Food Market recall: Whole Foods Market 9 inch Vegan Pumpkin Pie (32 oz) and 1/2 Vegan Pumpkin Pie (15 oz)

Whole Food Market, of Austin, TX, recalled Whole Foods Market 9 inch Vegan Pumpkin Pie (32 oz) and 1/2 Vegan Pumpkin Pie (15 oz). The FDA's reason: “Pies labeled in-store did not have the allergen "walnuts" declared in a contains statement or in the ingredient list.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on November 26, 2014, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of December 17, 2014. 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 March 31, 2015

The recall

Company
Whole Food Market (Austin, TX)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Pies labeled in-store did not have the allergen "walnuts" declared in a contains statement or in the ingredient list.”
Where it was sold
TX, AR, LA, OK
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
69876

The product recalled

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

  • F-0708-2015 Class I

    Whole Foods Market 9 inch Vegan Pumpkin Pie (32 oz) and 1/2 Vegan Pumpkin Pie (15 oz), packaged in both clear, clamshell packaging and brown, Kraft paper boxes. Distributed by Whole Foods Market. UPCs 24917101099 and 24917300699.

    Codes: Best Buy dates of 10/27-11/30.

    Quantity: 1,144 Pies

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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 17, 2014.

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.