Ottawa County Health Department : Select Whole Foods Market - Various Tarts Recall

Ohio Department of Agriculture and Ohio Department of Health Governor John R. Kasich Lieutenant Governor Mary Taylor ODA Director David T. Daniels ODH Director Richard Hodges

DATE: January 5, 2017

TO: Health Commissioners, Directors of Environment Health and Interested Parties RE: Recall Announcement (ODA/ODH) 2017-02

Allergy Alert Issued in Select Whole Foods Market Stores for Undeclared Almond Flour in Tarts

January 4, 2017 - Austin, TX - Select Whole Foods Market stores in Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and the District of Columbia are voluntarily recalling tarts because the products contained tree nut (almond flour) allergens that were not listed on the product labels. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to tree nuts (almond flour) run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products.

All affected products have been removed from store shelves. The tarts include chocolate ganache, French apple, fresh berry, fresh fruit amero shell, fruit, key lime, lemon, and peanut butter chocolate. The products were packaged in cardboard containers with Whole Foods Market labels and best-by dates of January 7, 2017 and earlier and were available at Whole Foods Market stores in Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and the District of Columbia. Not all products were sold in all stores.

The products can be identified by the following UPC codes:

UPC Code	Product Description
22024600000	Tart peanut butter chocolate
22061300000	Tart peanut butter chocolate
22061400000	Tart peanut butter chocolate
23143000000	Tart lemon small
23144500000	Tart key lime 4in

UPC Code	Product Description
24977900000	Tart chocolate ganache large
24978300000	Tart chocolate ganache small
24982800000	Tart French apple small
24983000000	Tart fresh berry large
24983100000	Tart fresh berry small
24984100000	Tart fresh fruit amero shell large
24985200000	Tart fruit 4in
24988900000	Tart key lime 9in
24989600000	Tart key lime 4in
24991000000	Tart lemon large 8in

No illnesses have been reported to date.

Customers who purchased these product and wish to return them can bring a valid receipt into stores for a full refund. Consumers with additional questions can contact their local store or call

[phone] between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday.