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Food recall: Whole Foods Market Red Velvet Layered Cheesecake Slice PLU: 78620 packaged in plastic clam shell with scale label applie

FDA enforcement event 85947 · Class II · initiated 24 Jun 2020 · status Terminated · terminated 23 Jul 2020

FoodVoluntary: Firm initiated1 product recordAustin, TX

Whole Foods Market (Austin, TX) initiated this food recall on 24 Jun 2020; FDA lists 1 product record under event 85947, classified Class II.

FDA defines Class II as a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote. 57% of the 381 food enforcement events initiated in 2020 carry the same class.

Status: Terminated, terminated 23 Jul 2020. 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, Austin, TX.

Reason for recall

"Undeclared walnuts"

Distribution

"California; Boise, Idaho; and Reno, Nevada"

Product records

Recall number	Product	Quantity	Class	Status	Report date
F-1024-2020	Whole Foods Market Red Velvet Layered Cheesecake Slice PLU: 78620 packaged in plastic clam shell with scale label applied	287 units	Class II	Terminated	22 Jul 2020

Context

57%of 2020 food events are Class II381 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
16 Apr 2020	Whole Foods Market Queso Sauce PLU code printed on the product scale labels beginning with 74135 sold in clear plastic d	Food	Class I	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: "Undeclared walnuts"

What does Class II mean?

FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

Where was the product distributed?

FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "California; Boise, Idaho; and Reno, Nevada"

Is the recall still ongoing?

FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 23 Jul 2020. "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.