C.H. Guenther & Son LLC Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Egg in "365 Whole Foods Market Small Bites Macaroni & Cheese"
Company Announcement Date:
March 14, 2025
FDA Publish Date:
March 14, 2025
Product Type:
Food & Beverages
Reason for Announcement:
Undeclared eggs
Company Name:
C.H. Guenther & Son LLC
Brand Name:
365 Whole Foods Market
Product Description:
Small Bites Macaroni & Cheese
Company Announcement
C.H. Guenther & Son LLC of San Antonio, TX, is recalling its 365 Whole Foods Market Small Bites Macaroni & Cheese because it may contain undeclared eggs and meat ingredients. People who have allergies to eggs run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product.
The recalled Small Bites were sold at Whole Foods Market Stores in the frozen food aisle nationwide (8.5 oz cartons).
The impacted Product UPC Code and Lot Code are as follows:
365 Whole Foods Market Small Bites Macaroni & Cheese
UPC Code: 99482499709
Best-By Date (BB): 11/29/25
Purchase Dates: 2/6/2025 - 3/11/2025
No illnesses have been reported to date.
The recall was initiated after receiving a consumer complaint that the product contained meat and was not a macaroni and cheese bite. This issue has been corrected and no other manufacturing dates or lots are impacted.
Customers who have purchased "365 Whole Foods Market Small Bites Macaroni & Cheese" with the Lot information listed above are urged to destroy any remaining product and can bring a valid receipt into the store for a full refund. Consumers with additional questions regarding this recall may contact CH Guenther & Son LLC at 1-210-227-1401.
CH Guenther & Son LLC takes allergies and food safety seriously and has implemented preventative measures to prevent any future occurrences.
Company Contact Information
Consumers:
CH Guenther & Son LLC
210-227-1401
Coffee Creamer Recall
Over 75,000 Bottles of Coffee Creamer Recalled Nationwide Due to Spoilage Concerns, Reports of Illness
The recall was issued due to spoilage concerns.
Published on March 14, 2025
Over 75,000 International Delight coffee creamers are being recalled due to spoilage concerns.
The recall includes Cinnabon Classic Cinnamon Roll and Hazelnut flavors.
On March 12, the FDA labeled the recall a Class II threat.
If your morning cup of coffee isn't complete without a splash of creamer, check the label on your flavor of choice. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a recall of 75,054 International Delight coffee creamers due to spoilage issues that resulted in illness.
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Why the Creamer Was Recalled
Danone Wave, owner of International Delight, issued the recall out of an abundance of caution after it was discovered that the creamers didn't meet quality standards and were spoiling early. This led to an issue with the texture of the product, according to a release issued by wholesaler SpartanNash.
The recall was labeled a Class II threat on March 12. Per the FDA, a Class II recall is "a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote."
How to Identify the Creamer
Two International Delight products are included in the recall. Here's how to identify them.
32-ounce Cinnabon Classic Cinnamon Roll Creamer: UPC 0 41271 01993 3; best-by date July 3, 2025; plant code 51-4114 R-S
32-ounce Hazelnut Creamer: UPC 0 41271 02565 2; best-by date July 3, 2025; plant code 51-4114 R-S
Where the Creamer Was Distributed
The products included in the recall were sold in the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
What to Do With the Recalled Creamer
Per the FDA, there have been reports of illness linked to the recalled products, but no additional information has been provided. If you have the recalled creamers in your fridge, throw them away immediately or return them to the place of purchase for a full refund. If you're experiencing any health concerns following the consumption of the recalled International Delight creamers, contact your healthcare provider.
Those who have questions about the recall can contact International Delight by calling 1-800-441-3321.
Market News
Why record-high egg prices won’t go down anytime soon —
and it’s not just due to bird flu
The CPI inflation report shows that egg prices rose another 10% in February. Here’s what goes into the cost of eggs, and what’s keeping them so expensive.
Published: March 12, 2025 at 3:43 p.m. ET
A lot goes into the production of eggs — and with the Trump administration’s tariff policies potentially affecting costs for chicken feed and equipment, bird flu isn’t the only reason U.S. consumers may continue to pay high prices for eggs at the grocery store.
The average price of a dozen large eggs rose to an all-time high of $5.90 in February, up from around $2.50 a year earlier, according to U.S. consumer-price index data released Wednesday. The price rose just over 10% in February, following an increase of 15% in January.
“Retail egg prices are determined by multiple factors, including supply and demand, production costs, regulatory changes and potential market manipulation,” Sharmah Seakar, senior procurement lead at Efficio, a global procurement and supply-chain consultancy, told MarketWatch.
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The high prices for the grocery staple have led the U.S. Justice Department to open an investigation into the cause and whether large producers have conspired to raise prices or hold back supply, according to a Wall Street Journal report earlier this month citing people familiar with the matter. When reached by MarketWatch, a spokesperson at the department declined to comment.
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In a statement dated March 10, Emily Metz, president and chief executive officer of the American Egg Board, which represents U.S. egg producers, said that “to suggest that higher egg prices are the result of anything other than bird flu is a misreading of the facts and the reality.”
She continued: “Make no mistake. Egg farmers are price takers, not price makers, on the egg market, and that market is responding to the uncertainty and chaos bird flu is causing.”
Bird flu
There’s no question that bird flu, or highly pathogenic avian influenza, is the key reason for the spikes in retail egg prices and the drop in supplies. As of March 11, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that a total of 166.2 million birds in all 50 states have been affected since January 2022.
In 2024, avian influenza outbreaks and facility fires resulted in the loss of 39.9 million commercial table-egg layers in 12 states, according to a Jan. 3 report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
And with more than 163 million chickens, turkeys, and other bids having died from bird flu or been culled due to proximity to sick birds since 2022, fewer hens are laying eggs, said Arlan Suderman, chief commodities economist at StoneX.
Data show that 19.5 million egg-laying chickens were killed in January 2025, the highest monthly total since March 2022, Suderman said, adding that about 18.8 million of those were chickens specifically providing eggs to the food line. There were 379 million laying hens in the United States in January 2024.
‘The good news is that chickens can be repopulated within a few months. The bad news is that the U.S. continues to kill chickens due to bird flu.’
— Arlan Suderman, StoneX
“The good news is that chickens can be repopulated within a few months,” Suderman said. “The bad news is that the U.S. continues to kill chickens due to bird flu.”
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Egg production
The production process for eggs includes several “cost-intensive stages,” said Efficio’s Seakar.
The first stage is breeding and rearing chicks into egg-laying hens, which requires feeding, healthcare and housing, he said. Layer-hen maintenance is the next stage, with mature hens requiring regular feeding, health monitoring and controlled environments.
Then comes egg collection and processing, with automatic systems for sorting, cleaning and packaging the eggs, said Seakar, who added that infrastructure investments drive up costs.
Egg producers must also comply with regulations and meet cage-free mandates, which “require new housing systems and millions in investment per farm,” he said.
Producers typically earn 50 cents to $1 per dozen eggs after production costs, while retailers apply a 20% to 40% markup, currently putting store prices at $4 to $5 per dozen.
— Sharmah Seakar, Efficio
Rising feed and regulatory costs have lifted the cost of production to $2.50 to $3 per dozen, Seakar said. Producers typically earn 50 cents to $1 per dozen eggs after production costs, while retailers apply a 20% to 40% markup, putting store prices at $4 to $5 per dozen, he said.
In California, one of the states where consumers are paying the most for eggs, the benchmark price for a dozen large eggs was $10.35, according to a March 7 report from the Department of Agriculture.
State regulations like California’s Proposition 12 on the confinement of farm animals stipulate minimum space requirements for egg-laying hens. That could be affecting egg prices at a regional level, said Curt Covington, senior director of managed accounts at AgAmerica, a nonbank agricultural lender.
He also pointed out that a rough Atlantic hurricane season last year led to damage and losses at many poultry and egg facilities in the Southeast, as well as higher costs for labor and transportation, which have increased overall production expenses.
And while the Trump administration’s shifting tariff policies may not have a direct impact on egg prices, “a second consequence might arise if we start seeing feed or equipment costs go up in response,” Covington said.
There are “lots of moving parts worth keeping a close eye on,” he said. “At AgAmerica, we’re advising clients to focus on operational efficiency, cost management, market diversification and strategic financial planning to navigate current volatility.”
The ‘new norm’
For now, U.S. consumers are likely to see egg prices remain high “due to avian flu risks, feed cost inflation and ongoing regulatory changes,” Seakar said.
Over the longer term, for 2026 and 2027, there’s the potential for prices to stabilize, he said.
If avian flu outbreaks decline, hen populations will recover, increasing supply, Seakar said. Cage-free infrastructure adjustments could also stabilize costs over time.
‘Given new industry realities, a stable price of $3 [to] $3.50 per dozen may be the new norm.’
— Sharmah Seakar, Efficio
“Investigation outcomes into market manipulation could lead to pricing correction,” he said.
Even then, however, egg prices will remain elevated compared with the historical norm, Seakar said. “Given new industry realities, a stable price of $3 [to] $3.50 per dozen may be the new norm.”