Whole Foods Recalls Grilled Caulilini for Possible Listeria Contamination
Whole Foods Market is recalling Grilled Caulilini with Sweet Poppy Seed Sauce due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
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: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Listeria monocytogenes) without reported illness, which meets the criteria for a High severity score.
Plain-English summary
Whole Foods Market is voluntarily recalling Caulilini, Grilled with Sweet Poppy Seed Sauce, sold in the chef's case and hot bar. The recall is being conducted due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected product was sold nationwide from October 10, 2019, through November 4, 2019. The total quantity of product involved in the recall is 12,898 lbs. The product is identified by UPC 27268400000.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their refrigerators and discard any items matching the description and UPC code. No illnesses or injuries have been reported in connection with this recall.
The recalled product
- Product
- Caulilini, Grilled with Sweet Poppy Seed Sauce sold in the chef's case and hot bar UPC 27268400000
- 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 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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