Whole Foods Recalls Salad Chicken Sesame Power Sandwiches
Whole Foods Market is recalling Salad Chicken Sesame Power Sandwiches sold in Northern California due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination in ingredients.
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 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Whole Foods Market is voluntarily recalling Salad Chicken Sesame Power Sandwiches (Identifier #46000006100, 1 lb. container). The recall was initiated because the products were manufactured with ingredients that were previously recalled due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
The affected products were sold on salad bars in Northern California from September 28, 2017, through October 20, 2017. The source text does not specify the total number of units recalled or report any illnesses or injuries associated with this recall.
Consumers who purchased these products should discard them or return them to the place of purchase. The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
The recalled product
- Product
- SALAD CHICKEN SESAME POWER SB; Identifier #46000006100, 1 lb. container
- Manufacturer
- Whole Foods Market
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- 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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