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Lower risk Food recall · FDA · Published December 3, 2015

Whole Foods Market Tart Key Lime Square: Metal Shavings Hazard

Whole Foods Market recalls 16 oz Key Lime Square tart due to metal shavings found in brownies. Consumers should check UPC 0022263800000 and discard if purchased before Dec 7, 2015.

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🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-0717-2016FoodWhole Foods Market ›
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Recalling firmWhole Foods Market5980 Horton St Ste 200 · Emeryville, CA 94608-2057
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Whole Foods Market is recalling 16-ounce Key Lime Square tarts after metal shavings were found in some brownies. This could cause injury if the shavings get into food or mouth. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/25699-whole-foods-market-tart-key-lime-square-metal-shavings-hazard.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/25699-whole-foods-market-tart-key-lime-square-metal-shavings-hazard · Updated August 18, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0717-2016

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“Whole Foods Market Tart Key Lime Square: Metal Shavings Hazard.” GovInfoNow, updated August 18, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/25699-whole-foods-market-tart-key-lime-square-metal-shavings-hazard. Based on FDA recall #F-0717-2016 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0717-2016%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on Dec. 3, 2015, that Whole Foods Market voluntarily recalled Whole Foods Market Tart Key Lime Square (Net wt 16 oz.) due to a Class II hazard. The product contains metal shavings found around the perimeter of brownies purchased by a customer. Owners should stop consuming the item immediately.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Whole Foods Market
  • Product: Whole Foods Market Tart Key Lime Square Net wt 16 oz.
  • UPC: 0022263800000
  • Best by date: before 12/7/15
  • Distribution: One retail location in CA

The hazard

The recall involves metal shavings found around the perimeter of brownies purchased by a customer. The FDA classified this as a Class II recall.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Whole Foods Market has had 52 other recalls on record since Nov. 12, 2013. Recent brand recalls include the July 27, 2021 Cahill Whiskey Cheddar Cheese Recall for Listeria contamination risk and the March 11, 2021 Cranberry Biscotti Recall for undeclared pistachios. Other recent recalls of similar products include the May 21, 2026 Galliker Dairy DQ Chocolate Reduced Fat Ice Cream Mix Recall and the July 30, 2026 Ukrop's Bread Pudding with Vanilla Sauce Recall.

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the UPC code 0022263800000 on the product. The product was sold by Whole Foods Market in Emeryville, CA before December 7, 2015.

  • Brand
    Whole Foods Market
  • Category
    Food
FDA recall event · 7 products

All 7 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 II
  • Status
    Terminated
  • Distribution
    One retail location in CA
Recall numberProduct, codes & lotsQuantity
F-0716-2016Whole Foods Market Raspberry Brownie; sold as a single item (2. oz.) or a 4 pack (15 oz.); Ingredients: Unbleached wheat flour, sugar, butter (pasteurized cream, salt), eggs, cocoa, vanilla, raspberry preserves (raspberries, sugar, fruit pectin, citric acid), baking soda and seal salt, non-stick spray (soy, soy lecithin) Contains: wheat, milk, soy, eggs. Whole Foods, Emeryville, CA. UPC - single: 0022241800000 UPC 4-pack: 0024374200000, 0024374800000; Best by date of before 12/7/15.5 single brownies, 51- 4-packs
F-0717-2016Whole Foods Market Tart Key Lime Square Net wt 16 oz. Whole Foods, Emeryville, CA. UPC - 0022263800000; Best by date of before 12/7/15.1
F-0718-2016Whole Foods Market Peanut Butter & Yah Brownie; Sold as Single- 3. oz and 4 pack 15 oz;. Ingredients: Ingredients: Cane sugar, cage free eggs, expeller pressed canola oil, unbleached wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley, flour, niacin, iron, folic acid) cocoa powder (processed with Alkali) semi-sweet chocolate (unsweetened chocolate, sugar, anhydrous dextrose, soy lecithin, vanilla), butter (milk, salt) pure vanilla, peanut butter (peanuts, salt). Contains wheat, eggs, milk, soy, peanuts. Whole Foods, Emeryville, CA. UPC - single: 0023426200000; UPC - 4-pack: 0024374000000;; Best by date of before 12/7/15.10 single, 129 4-packs
F-0719-2016Whole Foods Market Crazy for Cream cheese Brownie; Sold as single (4 oz.) and 4-pack (15 oz.) Ingredients: unbleached wheat flour, cocoa, vanilla, sugar, butter (pasteurized cream, salt), eggs, cream cheese (pasteurized milk and cream cheese culture, salt, xanthan and or carob bean stabilizer) sugar, butter (cream, salt) baking soda and sea salt, non-stick spray (soy, soy lecithin). Contains wheat, milk, soy, eggs. Whole Foods, Emeryville, CA. UPC - single: 0024044800000, 0024369200000, UPC - 4-pack: 00243693000000; 0024369400000.; Best by date of before 12/7/15.19 single, 166 4 pack
F-0720-2016Whole Foods Market Brownie Double Trouble; Sold as single (2 oz.) and 4-pack (15 oz.) Ingredients: unbleached wheat flour, sugar, butter (pasteurized cream, salt), cream, eggs, cocoa, vanilla, baking soda and seal salt. Non-stick spray (soy, soy lecithin). Contains wheat, milk, soy, eggs. Whole Foods, Emeryville, CA. UPC - single: 0024370300000; 0024829300000 UPC - 4-pack: 0024370000000;; Best by date of before 12/7/15.31 single, 237 4-pack
F-0721-2016Whole Foods Market Brownie Choc Full O' Nuts; Sold as single (2 oz.) and 4-pack (15 oz.) Ingredients: unbleached wheat flour, sugar, butter (pasteurized cream, salt), cream, eggs, cocoa, vanilla, non GMO corn syrup, walnuts, baking soda and seal salt. Non-stick spray (soy, soy lecithin). Contains wheat, milk, soy, eggs, treenuts. Whole Foods, Emeryville, CA. UPC - single: 0024373100000; 0024373200000; UPC - 4-pack: 0024365400000; 0024374300000.; Best by date of before 12/7/15.24 single, 196 4-pack
F-0722-2016Whole Foods Market Salted Caramel Swirl Brownie; Sold in 4-pack (15 oz.) Ingredients: cane sugar, cage free eggs, expeller pressed canola oil, unbleached wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley, flour, niacin, iron, folic acid) cocoa powder (processed with alkali), semisweet chocolate (unsweetened c chocolate, sugar, anhydrous dextrose, soy lecithin, vanilla) butter (milk, salt), pure vanilla, salt, caramel (non GMO corn syrup, S,C, whole milk (milk, skim milk, sugar) evaporated milk (milk, dipotassium phosphate carrageenan, Vitamin D3) sugar, water, palm oil, cream monodiglycerides, salt, soy lecithin, disodium phosphate, natural flavors, salt. Contains eggs, milk, soy, wheat. Whole Foods, Emeryville, CA. UPC - 4-pack: 0024375100000; 0024829300000.; Best by date of before 12/7/15.50 4-packs
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Product UPC

    Look for the UPC code 0022263800000 on the tart packaging.

  2. Discard if Purchased Before Date

    If you bought the tart before December 7, 2015, discard it immediately.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in California.

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: not listedOHPennsylvania: not listedPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: not listedTXFlorida: not listedFL

FDA distribution: “One retail location in 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 3 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Dec 3, 201512. FDA classified it Class II: Mar 4, 201623. FDA terminated the recall: Mar 11, 201634. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Mar 16, 2016420152016
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. FDA terminated the recall
  4. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report

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-0717-2016 (December 3, 2015) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0717-2016 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 18, 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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