Whole Foods Recalls Classic Deli Pasta Salad Due to Listeria
Whole Foods Market is recalling Classic Deli Pasta Salad because it is contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The product was sold in the Northeast.
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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which is defined as a situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or the death.
Plain-English summary
Whole Foods Market Group Inc. is recalling Classic Deli Pasta Salad, 6oz, because the product is contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected product has the UPC 0 36406 30001 7 and a sell-by date of 10/23/15.
The recalled product was distributed in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey.
Consumers should check their pantries for this product and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Classic Deli Pasta Salad, 6oz UPC 0 36406 30001 7
- 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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