Whole Foods Recalls Chicken Orange and Chick'n Orange Sauce Due to Listeria Risk
Whole Foods Market is recalling Chicken Orange and Chick'n Orange Sauce sold nationwide from October 10 to November 4, 2019, due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which per the rubric mandates a score of 5 (Critical) regardless of other factors.
Plain-English summary
Whole Foods Market is recalling Chicken Orange and Chick'n Orange Sauce, which was sold on the hot bar and in the chef's case. The recall involves a total of 12,898 lbs of the product, which was distributed nationwide. The items were sold between October 10, 2019, and November 4, 2019.
The recall is being issued due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. This is an FDA Class I recall, 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 this product should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. The source text does not specify additional consumer instructions or report any illnesses associated with the product.
The recalled product
- Product
- Chicken Orange and Chick'n Orange Sauce sold on the hot bar and in the chef's case
- 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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