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Whole Foods Frosted Pumpkin Cookies Recall: Undeclared Walnuts

Whole Foods Market recalls 2-oz. Frosted Pumpkin Drop Cookies due to undeclared walnuts. Check your clear clamshell containers for PLU 024767.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-0109-2018FoodWhole Foods Market ›
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Recalling firmWhole Foods Market5980 Horton St Ste 200 · Emeryville, CA 94608-2057
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What happened, in plain English

Whole Foods Market is recalling approximately 1,300 units of 2-ounce Frosted Pumpkin Drop Cookies because the ingredient label does not list walnuts. This is a Class I recall, indicating a serious health risk for individuals with walnut allergies who might unknowingly consume them. The affected cookies were sold in clear plastic clamshell containers between October 19 and 26, 2017. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/20187-whole-foods-frosted-pumpkin-cookies-recall-undeclared-walnuts.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/20187-whole-foods-frosted-pumpkin-cookies-recall-undeclared-walnuts · Updated October 11, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0109-2018

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“Whole Foods Frosted Pumpkin Cookies Recall: Undeclared Walnuts.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/20187-whole-foods-frosted-pumpkin-cookies-recall-undeclared-walnuts. Based on FDA recall #F-0109-2018 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0109-2018%22&limit=1).

Why it’s dangerous

The product contains walnuts that are not declared on the ingredient statement. For people with severe walnut allergies, ingesting even small amounts of undeclared nuts can trigger a life-threatening allergic reaction.

Who’s affected

Consumers who purchased the specified Frosted Pumpkin Drop Cookies at Whole Foods Market stores in northern California. Individuals with walnut allergies are at the highest risk of serious allergic reaction.

How to tell if you have this one

Check for clear plastic clamshell containers of 2-ounce Frosted Pumpkin Drop Cookies. Look for PLU number 024767 and UPC 24767000000 on the packaging. Verify that the cookies were sold between October 19 and 26, 2017, with an expiry date ranging from 10/25 to 11/1.

  • Brand
    Whole Foods Market
  • Product
    Frosted Pumpkin Drop Cookies; 2-oz.; sold in clear plastic clamshell container with PLU number 024767; UPC 24767000000
  • Category
    Food
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Stop consuming the product

    Do not eat the Frosted Pumpkin Drop Cookies if you have them at home.

  2. Discard or return the item

    The record does not specify a refund or exchange process, so please dispose of the product safely.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in California.

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FDA distribution: “Five retail stores in northern CA” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: California.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 13 days after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Oct 26, 201712. FDA classified it Class I: Nov 3, 201723. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Nov 8, 201734. FDA terminated the recall: Nov 8, 201742017
  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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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-0109-2018 (October 26, 2017) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0109-2018 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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