Food recall

Whole Foods Market recall: Whole Foods Market Raspberry Brownie

Whole Foods Market, of Emeryville, CA, recalled Whole Foods Market Raspberry Brownie and 6 other products. The FDA's reason: “Metal shavings were found around the perimeter of brownies purchased by customer.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on December 3, 2015, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of March 16, 2016. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Metal, plastic, glass or other objects

Status

Terminated

Closed March 11, 2016

The recall

Company
Whole Foods Market (Emeryville, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Metal shavings were found around the perimeter of brownies purchased by customer.”
Where it was sold
One retail location in CA
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
72793

The 7 products recalled

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

  • F-0716-2016 Class II

    Whole Foods Market Raspberry Brownie; sold as a single item (2. oz.) or a 4 pack (15 oz.); Ingredients: Unbleached wheat flour, sugar, butter (pasteurized cream, salt), eggs, cocoa, vanilla, raspberry preserves (raspberries, sugar, fruit pectin, citric acid), baking soda and seal salt, non-stick spray (soy, soy lecithin) Contains: wheat, milk, soy, eggs. Whole Foods, Emeryville, CA. UPC - single: 0022241800000 UPC 4-pack: 0024374200000, 0024374800000

    Codes: Best by date of before 12/7/15.

    Quantity: 5 single brownies, 51- 4-packs

  • F-0717-2016 Class II

    Whole Foods Market Tart Key Lime Square Net wt 16 oz. Whole Foods, Emeryville, CA. UPC - 0022263800000

    Codes: Best by date of before 12/7/15.

    Quantity: 1

  • F-0718-2016 Class II

    Whole Foods Market Peanut Butter & Yah Brownie; Sold as Single- 3. oz and 4 pack 15 oz;. Ingredients: Ingredients: Cane sugar, cage free eggs, expeller pressed canola oil, unbleached wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley, flour, niacin, iron, folic acid) cocoa powder (processed with Alkali) semi-sweet chocolate (unsweetened chocolate, sugar, anhydrous dextrose, soy lecithin, vanilla), butter (milk, salt) pure vanilla, peanut butter (peanuts, salt). Contains wheat, eggs, milk, soy, peanuts. Whole Foods, Emeryville, CA. UPC - single: 0023426200000; UPC - 4-pack: 0024374000000;

    Codes: Best by date of before 12/7/15.

    Quantity: 10 single, 129 4-packs

  • F-0719-2016 Class II

    Whole Foods Market Crazy for Cream cheese Brownie; Sold as single (4 oz.) and 4-pack (15 oz.) Ingredients: unbleached wheat flour, cocoa, vanilla, sugar, butter (pasteurized cream, salt), eggs, cream cheese (pasteurized milk and cream cheese culture, salt, xanthan and or carob bean stabilizer) sugar, butter (cream, salt) baking soda and sea salt, non-stick spray (soy, soy lecithin). Contains wheat, milk, soy, eggs. Whole Foods, Emeryville, CA. UPC - single: 0024044800000, 0024369200000, UPC - 4-pack: 00243693000000; 0024369400000.

    Codes: Best by date of before 12/7/15.

    Quantity: 19 single, 166 4 pack

  • F-0720-2016 Class II

    Whole Foods Market Brownie Double Trouble; Sold as single (2 oz.) and 4-pack (15 oz.) Ingredients: unbleached wheat flour, sugar, butter (pasteurized cream, salt), cream, eggs, cocoa, vanilla, baking soda and seal salt. Non-stick spray (soy, soy lecithin). Contains wheat, milk, soy, eggs. Whole Foods, Emeryville, CA. UPC - single: 0024370300000; 0024829300000 UPC - 4-pack: 0024370000000;

    Codes: Best by date of before 12/7/15.

    Quantity: 31 single, 237 4-pack

  • F-0721-2016 Class II

    Whole Foods Market Brownie Choc Full O' Nuts; Sold as single (2 oz.) and 4-pack (15 oz.) Ingredients: unbleached wheat flour, sugar, butter (pasteurized cream, salt), cream, eggs, cocoa, vanilla, non GMO corn syrup, walnuts, baking soda and seal salt. Non-stick spray (soy, soy lecithin). Contains wheat, milk, soy, eggs, treenuts. Whole Foods, Emeryville, CA. UPC - single: 0024373100000; 0024373200000; UPC - 4-pack: 0024365400000; 0024374300000.

    Codes: Best by date of before 12/7/15.

    Quantity: 24 single, 196 4-pack

  • F-0722-2016 Class II

    Whole Foods Market Salted Caramel Swirl Brownie; Sold in 4-pack (15 oz.) Ingredients: cane sugar, cage free eggs, expeller pressed canola oil, unbleached wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley, flour, niacin, iron, folic acid) cocoa powder (processed with alkali), semisweet chocolate (unsweetened c chocolate, sugar, anhydrous dextrose, soy lecithin, vanilla) butter (milk, salt), pure vanilla, salt, caramel (non GMO corn syrup, S,C, whole milk (milk, skim milk, sugar) evaporated milk (milk, dipotassium phosphate carrageenan, Vitamin D3) sugar, water, palm oil, cream monodiglycerides, salt, soy lecithin, disodium phosphate, natural flavors, salt. Contains eggs, milk, soy, wheat. Whole Foods, Emeryville, CA. UPC - 4-pack: 0024375100000; 0024829300000.

    Codes: Best by date of before 12/7/15.

    Quantity: 50 4-packs

Get new charts weekly

One email a week with the newest charts and their key numbers. No account needed.

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 March 16, 2016.

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.