The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0390-2020·Announced 2019-12-25

Whole Foods Recalls Roasted Caulilini Salad Bar Item for Listeria Risk

Whole Foods Market is recalling Roasted Caulilini sold 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 classified this recall as Class I — 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. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "Possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes"

Plain-English summary

Whole Foods Market is voluntarily recalling Roasted Caulilini sold on the salad bar. The recall was initiated due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected product was sold nationwide from October 10, 2019, through November 4, 2019. The total quantity involved in the recall is 12,898 lbs.

Consumers who have purchased this product should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in vulnerable populations.

The recalled product

Product
Caulilini, Roasted sold on the salad bar
Manufacturer
Whole Foods Market
Hazard

Is your product affected?

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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.

See all 57 products in this recall →

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