Food recall

Whole Foods Market recall: Whole Foods Hipster Chipster Cookies

Whole Foods Market, of Emeryville, CA, recalled Whole Foods Hipster Chipster Cookies. The FDA's reason: “Report of anaphylactic reaction reported following the consumption of mislabeled cookies - undeclared walnuts.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on February 1, 2019, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of March 13, 2019. 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 15, 2019

The recall

Company
Whole Foods Market (Emeryville, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Report of anaphylactic reaction reported following the consumption of mislabeled cookies - undeclared walnuts.”
Where it was sold
Santa Rosa CA only
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
82050

The product recalled

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

  • F-1139-2019 Class I

    Whole Foods Hipster Chipster Cookies; 9 oz. container with 6 cookies; UPC 0247449 006990 Sold at Whole Foods, Yulupa Ave., Santa Rosa, CA

    Codes: Sell by dates through 2-4-2019 on press as a precaution. Last product produced had best by date of 1-29-18.

    Quantity: 8 containers sold

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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 March 13, 2019.

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.