Bj's Recalls Deli Sandwich Rings for Potential Cross-Contact with Mortadella
Bj's Wholesale Club is recalling D&W Sandwich Rings sold in eight states because they may have been sliced on equipment used for mortadella with pistachios.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
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 3/5 (High).
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 potential allergen cross-contact (pistachios) on a ready-to-eat food product. Per the rubric, allergen mislabeling or cross-contact on common allergens without reported illness is classified as High (Score 3).
Plain-English summary
Bj's Wholesale Club is recalling D&W Sandwich Rings, a deli service item, due to potential cross-contact with mortadella with pistachios. The product may have been sliced on the same equipment used for the mortadella, creating a risk of undeclared allergens or contamination.
The recall affects 26 units of the product sold at 71 Bj's locations in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. The items were sold between January 20, 2016, and February 3, 2016.
Consumers who purchased these items should stop using them and return them to the store of purchase for a refund. The recall is classified as FDA Class II, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.
The recalled product
- Product
- D&W Sandwich Ring. This is a deli service item
- Manufacturer
- Bj Wholesale Club
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Affected units
- 26
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 71 recalled by Bj Wholesale Club 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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