“Whole Foods Market Rye Bread Recall: Undeclared Wheat Hazard.” GovInfoNow, updated August 18, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/27165-whole-foods-market-rye-bread-recall-undeclared-wheat-hazard. Based on FDA recall #F-2193-2015 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-2193-2015%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on April 2, 2015, that Whole Food Market voluntarily recalled Whole Foods Market Health Starts Here Rye Bread (formerly 100% Rye) due to undeclared wheat hazards. The recall affects 16 oz. loaves sold in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Whole Food Market
Product: Whole Foods Market Health Starts Here Rye Bread (formerly 100% Rye)
Size: 16 oz.
PLU#: 41844
The hazard
The product contains undeclared wheat, which poses a risk to individuals with wheat allergies. The FDA classified this as a Class II recall.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Whole Food Market has had 15 other recalls since July 18, 2014. On Jan. 12, 2018, the brand recalled cheesecake bars for undeclared almonds, and on April 8, 2017, yogurt cups were pulled for the same allergen. Other recent recalls of similar products include Bharat Bazar SOMA Kitchen Asafoetida (Dec. 5, 2025) and Outside The Breadbox Bread Crumbs (Jan. 8, 2026).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the product name 'Whole Foods Market Health Starts Here Rye Bread (formerly 100% Rye)' on the label. The product has a PLU# of 41844 and is sold in 16-ounce packages.
Brand
Whole Food Market
Category
Food
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Product Label
Look for the product name 'Whole Foods Market Health Starts Here Rye Bread (formerly 100% Rye)' and PLU# 41844 on the label.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 4 states.
Listed by the agency
Not listed
FDA distribution: “TX, OK, AR, LA” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 3 months after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
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-2193-2015 (April 2, 2015) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-2193-2015 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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