Food Safety

Whole Foods Recalls Tarts Due to Unlisted Allergen

Product contains tree nut allergens not listed on labels

Select Whole Foods Market Stores are recalling tarts due to almond flour not listed on the product labels.

The recall affects select Whole Foods Market stores in Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and the District of Columbia.

The affected flavors include chocolate ganache, French apple, fresh berry, fresh fruit amero shell, fruit, key lime, lemon, and peanut butter chocolate. The tarts were packaged in cardboard containers with Whole Foods Market labels and best-by dates of Jan. 7, 2017.

The affected products have been removed from store shelves and no illnesses have been reported. For a complete list of UPCs of affected products, visit http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm535598.htm.

KEYWORDS: food and beverage companies recalls

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Casey Laughman is the former Editor in Chief of Food Engineering magazine. He has almost two decades’ experience as a writer and editor for mainstream and trade publications. He spent several years as a writer and editor for two news services before becoming the editor of a legal publication and managing editor of a trade magazine that covered the commercial facilities market.