The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0293-2016·Announced 2015-12-23

Whole Foods Recalls PPK Salad Chicken Curry Due to Listeria Contamination

Whole Foods Market is recalling PPK Salad Chicken Curry sold in the Northeast due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA 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 Group Inc. is recalling PPK Salad Chicken Curry, sold by weight with UPC 263142, because the product is contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall covers products with a sell-by date of 10/23/15.

The affected products were distributed in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in vulnerable populations.

Consumers who purchased this product should discard it or return it to the store of purchase. No specific lot numbers or unit counts are provided in the source text.

The recalled product

Product
PPK Salad Chicken Curry, sold by weight UPC 263142
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.

See all 10 products in this recall →