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Whole Foods Market Recalls Dark Chocolate Dipped Almond Horn Cookies

Whole Foods Market recalls Dark Chocolate Dipped Almond Horn Cookies due to undeclared milk. Check your PLU and best-by date for details.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-0766-2020FoodWhole Foods Market ›
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Whole Foods Market is recalling Dark Chocolate Dipped Almond Horn Cookies because they contain undeclared milk. This poses a risk to individuals with milk allergies who may not be aware of the ingredient. The recall affects cookies sold in self-serve bins and plastic clamshell containers. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/15964-whole-foods-market-recalls-dark-chocolate-dipped-almond-horn-cookies.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/15964-whole-foods-market-recalls-dark-chocolate-dipped-almond-horn-cookies · Updated October 11, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0766-2020

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“Whole Foods Market Recalls Dark Chocolate Dipped Almond Horn Cookies.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/15964-whole-foods-market-recalls-dark-chocolate-dipped-almond-horn-cookies. Based on FDA recall #F-0766-2020 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0766-2020%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on Feb. 4, 2020, that Whole Foods Market voluntarily recalled Dark Chocolate Dipped Almond Horn Cookies due to undeclared milk. The agency issued recall number F-0766-2020 for the Class I hazard.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Whole Foods Market
  • Product: Dark Chocolate Dipped Almond Horn Cookie
  • Packaging: Individual cookie in Self Serve and Plastic clam shell containers
  • PLU: 33579
  • Best by Dates: Through Feb 17 2020
  • Quantity: 109 cookies (total)
  • Distribution: Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia and Washington D.C.

The hazard

The product contains undeclared milk, according to the FDA. The recall is classified as Class I.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Whole Foods Market has 52 other recalls on record since Nov. 12, 2013. Other recent recalls include a July 27, 2021 Listeria risk in Cahill Whiskey Cheddar Cheese and a March 11, 2021 undeclared pistachios issue in Cranberry Biscotti. Similar recent recalls of similar products include Loard's Toasted Almond Ice Cream (April 15, 2026), The Better Bakehouse Donutful Donuts (Aug. 17, 2026), and Loard's Butter Brickle Ice Cream (April 15, 2026).

How to tell if you have this one

Look for Dark Chocolate Dipped Almond Horn Cookies sold individually in self-serve bins or in plastic clamshell containers. Check for PLU code 33579 and best-by dates through February 17, 2020.

  • Brand
    Whole Foods Market
  • Category
    Food
FDA recall event · 4 products

All 4 products in this recall

FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.

  • Classification
    Class I
  • Status
    Terminated
  • Distribution
    Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia and Washington D.C.
Recall numberProduct, codes & lotsQuantity
F-0764-2020Chocolate Fudge Mini Bundt Cake sold by the slice packaged in Self Serve and Plastic clam shell containers PLU 21287; Best by Dates Through Feb 08 2020241 cake slices (total)
F-0765-2020Marble Bundt Cake sold by the slice packaged in Self Serve and Plastic clam shell containers PLU 45162; Best by Dates Through Feb 08 2020241 cake slices (total)
F-0766-2020Dark Chocolate Dipped Almond Horn Cookie sold by the individual cookie packaged in Self Serve and Plastic clam shell containers PLU 33579; Best by Dates Through Feb 17 2020109 cookies (total)
F-0767-2020Chocolate Dipped Coconut Macaroon Cookie sold by the individual cookie packaged in Self Serve and Plastic clam shell containers PLU 48454; Best by Dates Through Feb 8 2020109 cookies (total)
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Stop consuming the product

    Do not eat the Dark Chocolate Dipped Almond Horn Cookies if you have them at home.

  2. Check packaging details

    Verify that the item has PLU 33579 and a best-by date through February 17, 2020.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 6 states and D.C..

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: not listedILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: yesOHPennsylvania: yesPANew Jersey: yesNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: not listedCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: yesKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: yesVAMaryland: yesMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: yesDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: not listedTXFlorida: not listedFL

FDA distribution: “Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia and Washington D.C.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 2 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Feb 4, 202012. FDA classified it Class I: Mar 2, 202023. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Mar 11, 202034. FDA terminated the recall: Apr 7, 202042020
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class I
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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  • Official source: FDA Recall #F-0766-2020 (February 4, 2020) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0766-2020 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 11, 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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