The Recall Desk
HighFDA (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.

What this means for you

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 (3) according to the rubric.

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
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.

See all 57 products in this recall →

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