CLASS II Food recall · Reported 24 May 2017 · FDA Enforcement Report

Decorated (iced) holiday cookies recalled by Whole Foods Market

Whole Foods Market is recalling Decorated (iced) holiday cookies, distributed in California. The recall was initiated on 15 Apr 2017 and the FDA has classified it as Class II.

Check your package

Lot, batch or date codesNo codes - sold in self service bin - holiday shapes Cookies sold on or prior to April 14, 2017.
Quantity recalled216 cookies

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-2218-2017
FDA event ID
77031
Recalling firm
Whole Foods Market, Emeryville, CA
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recall initiated
15 Apr 2017
FDA classified
12 May 2017
Reported
24 May 2017
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Customers notified by
Press Release
Product category
Vitamins

Timeline

15 Apr 2017Recall initiated by company
12 May 2017Classified by FDA+27 days
24 May 2017Published 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

undeclared wheat

Product as listed by the FDA

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).

Where it was distributed

Bay area, CA only

California

Stores named: Whole Foods

Questions about this recall

Why was it recalled?

undeclared wheat

Which lots are affected?

No codes - sold in self service bin - holiday shapes Cookies sold on or prior to April 14, 2017.

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 II mean?

Class II means the product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems, or the probability of serious harm is remote.

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.

Other products in this recall event

1 other product · FDA event 77031

This product is part of a recall event; the main page for the event is Decorated (sugared) holiday cookies recalled by Whole Foods Market.

ReportedClassRecallCompanyReasonWhere
CLASS IDecorated (sugared) holiday cookies recalled by Whole Foods MarketDecoratedWhole Foods MarketUndeclared EggCA

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