Decorated holiday cookies sold in the shape of eggs recalled over undeclared wheat

Recall date

April 15, 2017

Source

U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) — enforcement report

Official notice title

Whole Foods Market recalls Decorated (iced) holiday cookies sold in the shape of eggs. These cookies were sold in the self service cookie displays…

Recall number

F-2218-2017

FDA classification

Class II

Brand / firm

Whole Foods Market

Sold / distributed

Bay area, CA only

Why it was recalled

undeclared wheat

Class II means using this product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems; the chance of serious harm is remote.

What was recalled

Decorated (iced) holiday cookies sold in the shape of eggs. These cookies were sold in the self service cookie displays. Individual cookies are 1.3 oz.. each. Cookie labels identify the cookies as: Sugared Purple Egg Cookies: Sugar Pink Bunny Cookie; Sugared Yellow Chick Cookie; Iced Easter Egg Cookie; Ingredients: Iced Sugared egg, bunny and chick cookies for original, uncorrected shelf tags. Contains Wheat: Ingredients: Unbleached Unbromated Wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), Cane Sugar, Palm Fruit Oil, Vanilla, Water, Baking Soda, Salt. Natural coloring. Napa store Iced Easter Egg Cookie - uncorrected: Contains: Eggs, Milk, Soy, Tree nuts Ingredients: Rice Flour, Sugar, Unsalted Butter, Eggs, Milk, Tapioca Starch, Potato Starch, Vanilla Extract, Pure Almond Extract, Baking Powder, cornstarch, bicarbonate of soda, monocalcium Phosphate_ Kosher salt, Xanthan Gum, Sucrose Maltodextrin, Natural Red Food Color (plan extractives) Natural Green Food Color (alfalfa, Natural Yellow Food Color (plant extracts).