BulkFoods.com Dehydrated Celery Recalled for Salmonella Risk
Natural Foods Inc is recalling BulkFoods.com brand dehydrated chopped celery in 1lb and 5lb bags due to potential Salmonella contamination. The affected product was distributed to multiple states.
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: This recall is classified by the FDA as Class I and involves Salmonella, a high-risk pathogen. Per the rubric, FDA Class I recalls carry a minimum score of 4, and Salmonella is explicitly listed as a serious contaminant warranting Class I or Class II classification.
Plain-English summary
Natural Foods Inc is recalling BulkFoods.com brand dehydrated chopped celery sold in 1lb and 5lb plastic bags. The recall was initiated after the firm received celery from BCFoods.com, which had recalled the celery due to a potential Salmonella safety issue.
The affected product codes are 42404 (1lb bags) and 42406 (5lb bags), with lot numbers 730 through 741. A total of 23 units were distributed across Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. Those with questions about the recall are encouraged to contact the recalling firm or the FDA.
The recalled product
- Product
- BulkFoods.com brand dehydrated chopped celery in 1lb and 5lb plastic bags
- Manufacturer
- Natural Foods Inc
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 23
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 (2)
- Product codes: chopped celery 1lb bag-42404 and 5lb bag-42406
- Chopped celery lot 730-741
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 3 recalled by Natural Foods Inc 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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