Whole Foods Market Salted Caramel Swirl Brownie recall

Recalled by Whole Foods Market · Emeryville, CA, United States

Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.

Why it was recalled

Metal shavings were found around the perimeter of brownies purchased by customer.

Hard or sharp fragments can cut the mouth or throat, break teeth or cause choking. They usually come from equipment wear or packaging on the production line. All foreign material recalls.

What was recalled

Whole Foods Market Salted Caramel Swirl Brownie; Sold in 4-pack (15 oz.) Ingredients: cane sugar, cage free eggs, expeller pressed canola oil, unbleached wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley, flour, niacin, iron, folic acid) cocoa powder (processed with alkali), semisweet chocolate (unsweetened c chocolate, sugar, anhydrous dextrose, soy lecithin, vanilla) butter (milk, salt), pure vanilla, salt, caramel (non GMO corn syrup, S,C, whole milk (milk, skim milk, sugar) evaporated milk (milk, dipotassium phosphate carrageenan, Vitamin D3) sugar, water, palm oil, cream monodiglycerides, salt, soy lecithin, disodium phosphate, natural flavors, salt. Contains eggs, milk, soy, wheat. Whole Foods, Emeryville, CA. UPC - 4-pack: 0024375100000; 0024829300000.

Quantity: 50 4-packs

Food: Bread & bakery

Lot codes, dates and UPCs

A recall covers only these codes. Compare them with the lot number, best-by date or UPC printed on your package.

Best by date of before 12/7/15.

Where it was sold

California

FDA's distribution note: One retail location in CA

Check the codes, then return or discard. Class II means eating it may cause temporary or reversible health problems. If your package matches the recalled codes, do not eat it - return it to the store or throw it away. FDA lists this recall as terminated: the company has finished removing the product, so it should no longer be on shelves - but it can still be in a freezer or pantry.

Recalling firm: Whole Foods Market
Initiated by: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall initiated: Dec 3, 2015
In FDA report of: Mar 16, 2016
Terminated: Mar 11, 2016
FDA recall number: F-0722-2016 · event 72793
Official record: FDA enforcement report search

Also recalled with it (6 more products)

FDA files each product of one recall action separately; these share the same FDA event.

Class II · Moderate risk Terminated Foreign material Dec 3, 2015