Whole Foods Vegetable Blend Recalled for Listeria Risk
Whole Foods Market is recalling Bay Cities Produce Vegetable Blend Power SB because it contains ingredients recalled for potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The source text identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
Whole Foods Market is recalling Bay Cities Produce Vegetable Blend Power SB, 1 lb. containers, sold on salad bars in Northern California. The recall is being conducted because the product was manufactured with ingredients that were previously recalled due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
The affected product was sold on salad bars from September 28, 2017, through October 20, 2017. The specific identifier for the product is # 46000004927.
Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase for a refund or dispose of it. Listeria monocytogenes is a bacteria that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems.
The recalled product
- Product
- BAY CITIES PRODUCE VEGETABLE BLEND POWER SB; Identifier # 46000004927, 1 lb. container
- Manufacturer
- Whole Foods Market
- Category
- Food — Salad Bar / Produce
- Hazard
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (3)
- Sold on salad bars from September 28
- 2017 through October 20
- 2017.
Distribution
Distributed in 1 state:
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 3 recalled by Whole Foods Market under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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