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Whole Foods Market
FDA recall F-0722-2016 · Class II · reported 2016-03-16 · Terminated
- Product
- 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.
- Reason
- Metal shavings were found around the perimeter of brownies purchased by customer.
- Quantity
- 50 4-packs
- Distribution
- One retail location in CA
- Firm location
- CA, United States
- Initiated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- First notice
- Other
- Recall started
- 2015-12-03
- Terminated
- 2016-03-11
- Code info
- Best by date of before 12/7/15.
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA Food Enforcement database (openFDA Food Enforcement, imported 2026-09). The FDA does not validate openFDA data for completeness or accuracy. This is a record of an enforcement action, not safety advice.