Whole Foods Recalls Mexican Power Salad Chicken Due to Listeria Risk
Whole Foods Market is recalling Mexican Power Salad Chicken sold in Northern California because it contains ingredients potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
What this means for you
Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly states the agency classification is Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Whole Foods Market is recalling its SALAD CHICKEN MEXICAN POWER SB, 1 lb. container (Identifier #46000006104). 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 in Northern California from September 28, 2017, through October 20, 2017. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has classified this as a Class I recall, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it immediately. They should return the product to the place of purchase for a refund or dispose of it. For more information, consumers can contact Whole Foods Market or the FDA.
The recalled product
- Product
- SALAD CHICKEN MEXICAN POWER SB; Identifier #46000006104, 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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