CLASS I Food recall · Reported 2 May 2018 · FDA Enforcement Report
Decorated (iced holiday cookies sold from self service recalled
Whole Foods Market is recalling Decorated (iced holiday cookies sold from self service cookie displays - cookies in the, distributed in California. The recall was initiated on 25 Mar 2018 and the FDA has classified it as Class I.
Check your package
Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.
Recall details
- Recall number
- F-1118-2018
- FDA event ID
- 79626
- Recalling firm
- Whole Foods Market, Emeryville, CA
- Brand
- Decorated
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 25 Mar 2018
- FDA classified
- 20 Apr 2018
- Reported
- 2 May 2018
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Press Release
- Reason category
- Undeclared Egg
- Product category
- Vitamins
Timeline
| 25 Mar 2018 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 20 Apr 2018 | Classified by FDA | +26 days |
| 2 May 2018 | Published in enforcement report | +12 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
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.
Product as listed by the FDA
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 barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), Cane Sugar, Palm Fruit Oil, Cage Free Eggs, Vanilla, Water, cream of Tartar, Baking Soda, Corn starch, dextrose, natural flavoring. Signs at all locations have been changed. Cookies were sold in 9 Bay area, CA Whole Food locations.
Where it was distributed
Bay area CA only
Stores named: Whole Foods
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
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.
Which lots are affected?
Sold on or before March 24, 2018
Where was it sold?
Bay area CA only
What should I do if I have it?
Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.
What does Class I mean?
Class I is the most serious FDA recall category: there is a reasonable probability that using the product will cause serious health consequences or death.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
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