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FDA Issues Warning Letter to Whole Foods Market for Misbranded Products

December 23, 2020

Silver Spring, MD—FDA has issued a warning letter to Whole Foods Market for engaging in a pattern of receiving and offering for sale misbranded food products under their own brand name. In a press release, FDA explains that in some cases, Whole Foods would receive finished products for repackaging and...

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UNFI, Hodgson Mill Recall Flour for E. Coli

December 2, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Silver Spring, MD—UNFI and Hodgson Mill have each issued recalls on flour for potential E. coli contamination, according to announcements from FDA. UNFI is voluntarily recalling five-pound bags of its Wild Harvest Organic All-Purpose Flour, Unbleached, with a Best By date of 1/8/20 and the UPC Code 711535509158. During routine...

Fresh Thyme Recalls Blackberries

November 21, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C.—FDA is investigating a multistate outbreak of hepatitis A illnesses potentially linked to fresh non-organic blackberries from Fresh Thyme Farmers Market, according to a notice from FDA. The outbreak is occurring in IN, NE, and WI, but traceback information shows that the berries in question came from a distribution...

AHPA Analyzes FDA Recall Data

September 10, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C.—Dietary supplement recalls are relatively infrequent, according to recent FDA data. A statement from the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) notes that out of 803 recorded recalls initiated in 2019, 14 of them, or 1.7%, involved dietary supplements, and only three were Class I recalls, the most serious recall...

Sprouts Recalls Frozen Cut Leaf Spinach

June 19, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Phoenix, AZ—Sprouts Farmers Market is recalling Frozen Cut Leaf Spinach conventional and organic 16oz bags, because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to a statement made through FDA. Listeria can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened...

Nature's Path Foods Recalls Cereal for Undeclared Gluten

February 19, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Richmond, British Columbia, Canada—Nature’s Path Foods announced a voluntary recall of a specific production run of EnviroKidz Choco Chimps, Gorilla Munch, and Jungle Munch cereals due to potential undeclared gluten, according to the press release. The release says that the error was isolated to one facility, and due to air...

Oskri Organics Recalls Products

January 7, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Lake Mills, WI—Oskri Organics Corp. is recalling several products due to a possible health risk, according to an announcement from the company. The products at issue are Oskri Organic Sunflower Butter Lot # 099, Oskri Tahini Butter Lot # 193, and Thrive Sunflower Butter Lot # 233, which have the potential...

Columbia River Natural Pet Foods Expands Current Recall

December 28, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Vancouver, WA—Columbia River Natural Pet Foods is voluntarily expanding their current recall, according to the FDA. The original recall, according to the FDA, covered 933 packages of Cow Pie fresh frozen meats for dogs and cats, produced in August 2017, with Lot# 81917. The packages were recalled because they had...

King Bio Issues Voluntary Recall of Infant, Children's Products

August 22, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

This article was updated on Aug. 24 to reflect new dates for the recalled products (which had been wrong on the FDA website) and to incorporate a statement from Dr. Frank King. Asheville, NC — "Out of an abundance of caution," King Bio issued a voluntary nationwide consumer recall of...