Whole Foods Market recalls vegan vanilla cake with undeclared soy milk allergen. Consumers should check PLU code 41070 and sell-by date through August 24, 2020 for affected items.
“Whole Foods Market Vegan Cake Recall: Undeclared Soy Allergen Hazard.” GovInfoNow, updated October 5, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/15220-whole-foods-market-vegan-cake-recall-undeclared-soy-allergen-hazard. Based on FDA recall #F-1430-2020 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1430-2020%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on August 18, 2020, that Whole Foods Market voluntarily recalled its Vegan Vanilla Cake due to undeclared soy allergen. The recall affects 18 units distributed in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Tennessee and one store in Tallahassee, Florida.
How to tell if you have it
Whole Foods Market
Vegan Vanilla Cake 6 Inch NET WT 2lb 11oz (1219g)
PLU 41070
Packed for Whole Foods Market
sell-by date through August 24, 2020
The hazard
The product contains undeclared soy (soy milk) allergen. The FDA classified this as a Class I recall.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Whole Foods Market has 52 other recalls on record since November 12, 2013. Other recent recalls of similar products include Whole Foods Cahill Cheddar Recall (July 27, 2021), Whole Foods Market Cranberry Biscotti Recall (March 11, 2021), and Whole Foods Popcorn Chicken Shaker with Sweet Chili (November 23, 2020).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for PLU code 41070 on the product. The cake was sold with a sell-by date through August 24, 2020.
Brand
Whole Foods Market
Category
Food
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Product Label
Look for PLU code 41070 on the cake packaging.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 6 states.
Listed by the agency
Not listed
FDA distribution: “Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Tennessee and one store in Tallahassee, Florida” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 3 months after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class I
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
4FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
Official source: FDA Recall #F-1430-2020 (August 18, 2020) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1430-2020 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 5, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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