Bj's Recalls Esskay BBQ Loaf Due to Potential Cross-Contact
Bj's Wholesale Club is recalling Esskay BBQ Loaf sold in deli bags because it 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 cross-contact with pistachios, a common allergen, which aligns with the rubric criterion for allergen mislabeling or high-risk allergen exposure without reported illness.
Plain-English summary
Bj's Wholesale Club is recalling Esskay BBQ Loaf, a deli service item sold in a deli bag. The recall is being conducted because the product may have been sliced on the same equipment where mortadella with pistachios was sliced.
This recall affects deli items sold from January 20, 2016, to February 3, 2016, at 71 affected BJ's locations in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
Consumers who purchased this product should stop using it and return it to the store of purchase for a refund or follow instructions provided by the retailer.
The recalled product
- Product
- ESSKAY BBQ LOAF, sold in a deli bag. This is a deli service item
- Manufacturer
- Bj Wholesale Club
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Affected units
- 1
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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