Decorated Red Apple Cookies sold in display case in retail stores

Whole Foods Market recalled Decorated Red Apple Cookies sold in display case in retail stores in a Class I action — the FDA's most serious tier, reserved for products with a reasonable probability of causing serious health consequences or death on Aug 20, 2019.

The FDA listed the reason as an undeclared allergen: "Undeclared egg" Allergen mislabeling is the leading cause of U.S. food recalls, because a missing declaration can trigger a reaction in someone who reads the label and believes the product is safe.

The product reached multiple states, recorded by the FDA as "Arizona, Southern California, Hawaii and southern Nevada." A multi-state footprint means the same lot can surface in households far from the producer. The recalling firm is based in Austin, TX. The recall covers 4880 cookies of product. The FDA has Terminated this recall (first reported Oct 2, 2019), its final lifecycle state, indicating the agency considers the corrective action resolved. The historical record remains useful for tracking a brand's recall pattern over time.