Whole Foods Market Recalls Roasted Buffalo Broccoli for Listeria Risk
Whole Foods Market is recalling Roasted Buffalo Broccoli served on the salad bar due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
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.
Plain-English summary
Whole Foods Market is voluntarily recalling Roasted Buffalo Broccoli served on the salad bar. The recall is being conducted due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected product was sold on the salad bar from October 10, 2019, through November 4, 2019. The total quantity involved in the recall is 12,898 lbs. The product was distributed nationwide.
Consumers who have purchased or consumed this product should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. No illnesses or injuries have been reported in connection with this recall.
The recalled product
- Product
- BROCCOLI ROASTED BUFFALO served on the salad bar
- Manufacturer
- Whole Foods Market
- 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)
- Sold on the salad bar from Oct.10.2019 through Nov. 4.2019
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 57 recalled by Whole Foods Market 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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