(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Tuesday it has sent a warning letter to Amazon.com Inc’s Whole Foods Market for not labeling some products for the presence of food allergens, triggering a series of recalls . .
The supermarket chain, which was purchased by Amazon for $ 13.7 billion in 2017, has recalled more than 30 food products in the past year because the presence of major food allergens was not listed on product labels, the agency said.
The products were primarily from the store’s deli and bakery departments, the FDA said. (bit.ly/3nN1fSU)
Whole Foods is responsible for investigating and determining the causes of the identified violations and for preventing recurrence, the FDA said in the letter issued to the company on Dec. 16.
The agency said the company must respond within 15 business days of receiving the letter, with a written statement of the steps it is taking to address the violations.
“We work closely with the FDA to ensure that all practices and procedures in our stores meet, if not exceed, food safety requirements,” Whole Foods said in an emailed statement.
Reporting by Manojna Maddipatla in Bengaluru; Adaptation by Krishna Chandra Eluri