FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-1197-2013

Class I— FDA's most serious classification, issued when there is a reasonable probability that consumption of or exposure to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Product

Peanut Butter Power Chews sold as a bulk item through Whole Foods Market self serve bins, PLU 9663

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
All product sold through the firm's self serve bins between May 1 and September 27th.
Quantity
18 lbs.

Why it was recalled

The bulk Peanut Butter Power Chews and Treasure Trove Mix have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The products were manufactured by Sunridge Farms/Falcon Trading who was supplied peanut butter by Sunland, Inc.

Recalling firm

Firm
Whole Foods Market
Notification channel
E-Mail
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
550 Bowie St, N/A, Austin, Texas 78703-4648

Distribution

Distribution pattern
FL and CA

Timeline

Recall initiated
2012-09-26
FDA classified
2013-03-14
Posted by FDA
2013-03-20
Terminated
2013-09-19
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1197-2013. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.