Whole Foods Recalls Beef and Broccoli for Listeria Risk
Whole Foods Market is recalling Beef & Broccoli sold on the hot 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 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The source metadata explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Whole Foods Market is recalling Beef & Broccoli sold on the hot bar. The recall involves a total of 12,898 lbs of the product. The items were sold from October 10, 2019, through November 4, 2019.
The recall is being issued due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The source text does not specify the exact distribution locations beyond the nationwide pattern indicated in the metadata, nor does it list specific store locations.
Consumers who purchased this product should check their records for purchases made during the specified dates. The source text does not provide specific instructions for disposal or return, but standard FDA guidance for Listeria recalls typically advises discarding the product or returning it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Beef & Broccoli sold on the hot 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.
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