FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-1676-2017

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

Whole Foods Market King Cake, sold in purple cardboard containers and labeled as Lonestar Bakeries Cream Cheese King Cakes PLU 44498

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Sold between February 4 and February 26, 2017
Quantity
26 units

Why it was recalled

Product contains undeclared pecans

Recalling firm

Firm
Whole Food Market
Notification channel
Telephone
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
125 Cambridgepark Dr Fl 5th, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140-2329

Distribution

Distribution pattern
MA

Timeline

Recall initiated
2017-02-27
FDA classified
2017-03-21
Posted by FDA
2017-03-29
Terminated
2017-03-29
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1676-2017. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.