Item: Partake Foods
Author: SafeMama

Our verdict

Acceptable

Partake is built around one promise — free from all nine major allergens — and unusually for a brand making that promise, it says how: a facility free from all top nine allergens, a dedicated gluten-free bake, and testing of both ingredients and every production lot, which is a stronger control than facility certification alone. The Crunchy Chocolate Chip cookies are our top pick for the dye-free lunchbox for that reason. We found no FDA food enforcement record, no CPSC recall and no federal court docket naming the company as a party as of September 2026. Its B Corp certification is real and confirmed on the certifier's own register — B Lab's directory lists "Partake Foods, Inc.", headquartered in New York, certified since December 2022, overall B Impact score 87.1 against a 50.9 median, website partakefoods.com. What keeps this at acceptable rather than recommended is the other limb of the rubric: one California Proposition 65 notice from October 2025 alleges that the Vanilla Wafers were sold without the state's lead warning, and a recommended grade here needs no such notice on a brand's own products in the last three years. That notice is a labeling allegation, it names a product we do not recommend, and the state's register showed no court case filed on it as of October 2026.

Best for: Families managing one of the top nine allergies who need a cookie that can go into a shared classroom without a conversation first.
Skip if: You are avoiding oats or coconut — they do a lot of the structural work these recipes would otherwise get from wheat and dairy, so they run through the line rather than appearing in one or two items.

Reviewed by Dan Golden · September 2026

Company facts

What they make: snacks, food dyes, allergen free, baking
Where it's made: Founded in 2016 by Denise Woodard after her daughter was diagnosed with multiple food allergies, and still founder-led. Independent and venture-funded rather than private-equity-owned — roughly $30.5 million raised across eight rounds, including a 2019 seed round led by Marcy Venture Partners; venture rounds do not transfer control the way a buyout does. The company states that its facility is free from all top nine allergens, that every product is certified gluten-free and baked in a dedicated gluten-free facility, and that it tests both ingredients and every production lot. It does not name the facility or say whether it owns or contracts it.

Safety breakdown

Zero FDA food, drug and device enforcement records for Partake Foods. Zero CPSC recall records. Zero federal dockets name Partake Foods as a party on CourtListener. One California Proposition 65 60-day notice: AG number 2025-04185, filed 2025-10-10 by Clean Product Advocates, LLC through Cliffwood Law Firm, PC, alleging lead in "Partake Top 9 Allergen Free Vanilla Wafers" and naming Partake Foods, Inc. and The Kroger Company dba Ralphs. The register records no complaint, settlement or judgment against it, so it has not reached a court and is not recorded as litigation. Proposition 65 is a warning-label statute — a notice alleges a product was sold without a required warning, not that it was found unsafe, and lead occurs naturally in soil and in the oat, coconut and cocoa ingredients a cookie like this is built from. B Lab's own directory was opened in a browser on 2026-09-25 and confirms the certification: "Partake Foods, Inc.", headquartered in New York, Certified Since December 2022, overall B Impact score 87.1 against a median of 50.9 for businesses completing the assessment, website partakefoods.com, founder Denise Woodard, 2016. That is read off the register rather than inferred from search indexing.

Partake Foods on SafeMama

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Zero FDA food, drug and device enforcement records for Partake Foods. Zero CPSC recall records. Zero federal dockets name Partake Foods as a party on CourtListener. One California Proposition 65 60-day notice: AG number 2025-04185, filed 2025-10-10 by Clean Product Advocates, LLC through Cliffwood Law Firm, PC, alleging lead in "Partake Top 9 Allergen Free Vanilla Wafers" and naming Partake Foods, Inc. and The Kroger Company dba Ralphs. The register records no complaint, settlement or judgment against it, so it has not reached a court and is not recorded as litigation. Proposition 65 is a warning-label statute — a notice alleges a product was sold without a required warning, not that it was found unsafe, and lead occurs naturally in soil and in the oat, coconut and cocoa ingredients a cookie like this is built from. B Lab's own directory was opened in a browser on 2026-09-25 and confirms the certification: "Partake Foods, Inc.", headquartered in New York, Certified Since December 2022, overall B Impact score 87.1 against a median of 50.9 for businesses completing the assessment, website partakefoods.com, founder Denise Woodard, 2016. That is read off the register rather than inferred from search indexing.

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Recall history

No recalls found. We checked CPSC and FDA recall databases as of September 28, 2026 and found no recalls for this brand. Recall databases update continuously — if you own a recalled product, the official notice is always the source to follow.

Partake Foods safety review

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Company facts

The company behind Partake Foods, Inc.

Safety breakdown

1 product reviewed · 3 lists · 0 SafeMama Picks

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Partake Foods products we track

Gluten Free Partake Crunchy Chocolate Chip Cookies - Vegan - Free From the Top 9 Allergens Including Dairy, Wheat, Soy, Eggs, & Peanuts - Safe School & Office Snack (20 Packs, 0.67 oz)

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