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Food recall: Decorated (iced holiday cookies sold from self service cookie displays - cookies in the shape of eggs, bunnies and chick

FDA enforcement event 79626 · Class I · initiated 25 Mar 2018 · status Terminated · terminated 8 Jun 2018

FoodVoluntary: Firm initiated1 product recordEmeryville, CA

FDA enforcement event 79626 is a food recall by Whole Foods Market of Emeryville, CA, initiated 25 Mar 2018 and classified Class I, with 1 product record.

FDA defines Class I as a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. 34% of the 578 food enforcement events initiated in 2018 carry the same class.

Status: Terminated, terminated 8 Jun 2018. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Whole Foods Market has 64 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 1 product record per event.

Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.

Recalling firm

Whole Foods Market, Emeryville, CA.

Reason for recall

"Some decorated (iced) Easter cookies in the shapes of eggs, bunnies and chicks sold in bulk bins in 9 northern CA Whole Foods locations do not properly declare egg as an ingredient or allergen."

Distribution

"Bay area CA only"

Product records

Recall number	Product	Quantity	Class	Status	Report date
F-1118-2018	Decorated (iced holiday cookies sold from self service cookie displays - cookies in the shape of eggs, bunnies and chicks. The signage by the displays do not declare egg as an ingredient of the cookies. Cookies are received in a 9 lb. bag Correct Ingredients: Unbleached, Unbromated Wheat Flour (Wheat flour, malted…	750 cookies (approximately)	Class I	Terminated	2 May 2018

Context

34%of 2018 food events are Class I578 events that year

1product record in this eventfirm median: 1

64events on this register for the firm

Other enforcement events for Whole Foods Market

Initiated	Product (first record)	Type	Class	Records
27 Jul 2021	Cahill Cheddar with Porter PLU 93579 packaged in clear plastic	Food	Class I	2
11 Mar 2021	Whole Foods Market Cranberry Biscotti PLU 41712 packaged in a clear plastic clam shell container	Food	Class I	1
23 Nov 2020	Whole Foods Market Popcorn Chicken Shaker with Sweet Chili Variable weight sold by lb. Packed For Whole Foods Market	Food	Class I	1
27 Oct 2020	Macaroni & Cheese, chef s case; Macaroni & Cheese, packaged in clear plastic container; Macaroni & Cheese, online and ca	Food	Class I	7
18 Aug 2020	Whole Foods Market Vegan Vanilla Cake 6 Inch NET WT 2lb 11oz (1219g) Packed for Whole Foods Market PLU 41070 packaged in	Food	Class I	1
10 Aug 2020	Whole Foods Market El Trigal 12 Month Old Manchego PLU 29329500000; Whole Foods Market El Trigal 6 Month Old Manchego PL	Food	Class I	9
6 Aug 2020	Whole Foods Market Buttermilk Biscuits, 4pk NET WT 1lb 0 oz PLU: 30561 packaged in plastic clam shell	Food	Class II	1
24 Jul 2020	Kouign-Amann Pastry available in plastic clamshell 4-packs with Whole Foods Market scale labels, a PLU code 26739400000	Food	Class I	1
23 Jul 2020	Chantilly Key Lime Tartlets Net Wt 1 oz. individually packaged in plastic clamshell containers with Whole Foods Market s	Food	Class I	1
24 Jun 2020	Whole Foods Market Red Velvet Layered Cheesecake Slice PLU: 78620 packaged in plastic clam shell with scale label applie	Food	Class II	1

All 64 events for Whole Foods Market

Questions and answers

Why was this food recalled?

FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Some decorated (iced) Easter cookies in the shapes of eggs, bunnies and chicks sold in bulk bins in 9 northern CA Whole Foods locations do not properly declare egg as an ingredient or allergen."

What does Class I mean?

FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Where was the product distributed?

FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "Bay area CA only"

Is the recall still ongoing?

FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 8 Jun 2018. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.

Where does this data come from?

openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.

Provenance

Source: openFDA food enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.