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.
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 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
- Manufacturer
- Whole Foods Market Group Inc.
- 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 (1)
- Sell by 10/23/15
Distribution
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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