Whole Foods Recalls Classic Deli Pasta Salad Due to Listeria Contamination
Whole Foods Market Group Inc. is recalling Classic Deli Pasta Salad 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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
Whole Foods Market Group Inc. is recalling Classic Deli Pasta Salad, sold by weight with UPC 260976. The recall is due to contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected product was distributed in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey. The specific code information for the recalled items is a sell-by date of 10/23/15.
Consumers who purchased this product should stop using it and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Classic Deli Pasta Salad, Sold by weight UPC 260976
- 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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