Safeway Recalls Diced Organic Butternut Squash for E. Coli O45
Safeway Fresh Foods is recalling 32-oz. Diced Organic Butternut Squash distributed exclusively to Costco in Washington DC, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia due to potential E. coli O45 contamination.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
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 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: E. coli O45 is a high-risk pathogenic organism with potential for serious foodborne illness. No illnesses have been reported in connection with this product, and the source describes contamination as potential rather than confirmed, qualifying this as High (3) severity per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Safeway Fresh Foods LLC of Vineland, New Jersey is recalling its 32-oz. Diced Organic Butternut Squash under the Sunnyside Farms brand (UPC 040232244124, Costco Item #20522) due to potential contamination with Escherichia coli O45.
The affected product was distributed exclusively to Costco in Washington DC, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. The recall includes 240 cases (1,440 units) of the product.
The recalled product
- Product
- Sunnyside Farms, diced Organic Butternut Squash , 32-oz. , plastic tray, 6 trays per case, Perishable Keep Refrigerated .
- Manufacturer
- Safeway Fresh Foods LLC
- Category
- Food — Produce
- 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)
- Costco Item # 20522 UPC 040232244124
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