The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0290-2016·Announced 2015-12-23

Whole Foods Recalls Curry Chicken Salad Wrap Due to Listeria

Whole Foods Market is recalling Curry Chicken Salad Wraps in the Northeast due to 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 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 minimum severity score of 4, and the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in a ready-to-eat product represents a critical health hazard.

Plain-English summary

Whole Foods Market Group Inc. is recalling Curry Chicken Salad Wrap, Made Right Here, sold by weight (12oz). The product is being recalled because it is contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected product is identified by UPC 263144 and UPC Code 285551, with a sell-by date of 10/23/15. Distribution was limited to Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey.

Consumers who purchased this product should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Curry Chicken Salad Wrap, Made Right Here, sold by weight, 12oz UPC 263144 UPC Code : 285551
Hazard

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Lot numbers (1)

  • Sell by 10/23/15

Distribution

Distributed in 7 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 10 recalled by Whole Foods Market Group Inc. 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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