On December 22, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning letter to Whole Foods Supermarket, which received and sold the wrong brand of food, resulting in the recall of a series of allergen foods. Last year, Whole Foods recalled more than 30 foods because the label of the finished product did not list the presence of major food allergens. The FDA has also noticed that Whole Foods has repeatedly recalled foods containing undeclared allergens in previous years. These products include a variety of foods sold under the Whole Foods brand, mainly in the deli and bakery sections of stores. This is the first time the FDA has warned retailers to participate in receiving and selling branded wrong foods containing undeclared allergens.

Food allergies and other types of food allergies affect millions of Americans and their families. In order to protect consumers, US law requires that food or ingredients containing major food allergens must be specifically marked with the name of the allergen. The 8 foods identified as major food allergens are: milk, eggs, fish (such as sea bass, flounder, and cod), crustaceans (such as crab, lobster, and shrimp), nuts (such as almonds, walnuts and pecans), and peanuts , Wheat and soybeans.

For more details: https://www.fda.gov/food/cfsan-constituent-updates/fda-warns-whole-foods-market-after-repeated-food-recalls-undeclared-allergens?

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