Whole Foods Recalls Salad Bar Broccoli for Listeria Risk
Whole Foods Market is recalling salad bar broccoli due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was sold nationwide from October 10 to November 4, 2019.
What this means for you
Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The FDA classified this recall as Class I, which per the rubric mandates a severity score of 5 (Critical) regardless of other factors.
Plain-English summary
Whole Foods Market is recalling 12,898 pounds of SLAW BROCCOLI served on the salad bar. The recall is due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The product was sold nationwide from October 10, 2019, through November 4, 2019.
Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems. The FDA has classified this recall as 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.
Consumers who have purchased or consumed this product should discard it or return it to the store of purchase. No specific lot numbers or additional distribution details are provided in the source text.
The recalled product
- Product
- SLAW BROCCOLI and 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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