FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class II

Class IIF-0722-2016

Product

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.

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Best by date of before 12/7/15.
Quantity
50 4-packs

Why it was recalled

Metal shavings were found around the perimeter of brownies purchased by customer.

Recalling firm

Firm
Whole Foods Market
Notification channel
Other
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
5980 Horton St Ste 200, N/A, Emeryville, California 94608-2057

Distribution

Distribution pattern
One retail location in CA

Timeline

Recall initiated
2015-12-03
FDA classified
2016-03-04
Posted by FDA
2016-03-16
Terminated
2016-03-11
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-0722-2016. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.