Food recall

Whole Foods Market recall: Basil Pesto

Whole Foods Market, of Austin, TX, recalled Basil Pesto and 1 other product. The FDA's reason: “Product labels failed to declare the major food allergens milk, walnuts, and pine nuts.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on June 5, 2019, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of June 26, 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 January 14, 2020

The recall

Company
Whole Foods Market (Austin, TX)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Product labels failed to declare the major food allergens milk, walnuts, and pine nuts”
Where it was sold
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
83041

The 2 products recalled

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

  • F-1489-2019 Class I

    Basil Pesto, sold by weight in plastic deli containers PLU code beginning with 255926

    Codes: Best by June 7 - June 27

    Quantity: 76.74 Pounds Total

  • F-1490-2019 Class I

    Sun-dried tomato pesto, sold by weight in plastic deli containers PLU code beginning with 256009

    Codes: Best by June 7 - June 27

    Quantity: 76.74 Pounds Total

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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 June 26, 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.