The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:ModerateFDA (Food)·F-0958-2016·Announced 2016-04-13

Bj's Wholesale Club Recalls Hormel Cooked Ham for Potential Cross-Contact

Bj's Wholesale Club is recalling Hormel Cooked Ham sold in deli bags in eight states 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 2/5 (Moderate).

Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II and involves a potential cross-contact hazard (pistachios) without reported illnesses or injuries, fitting the criteria for a moderate severity voluntary precautionary recall.

Plain-English summary

Bj's Wholesale Club is recalling approximately 9,354 units of Hormel Cooked Ham sold in deli bags. The recall is being issued because the ham may have been sliced on the same equipment where mortadella with pistachios was sliced. This product is a deli service item.

The affected product was sold at Bj's locations in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Deli items were sold from January 20, 2016, to February 3, 2016, at the 71 affected clubs.

Consumers who purchased this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase for a refund. The FDA has classified this recall as Class II, indicating that there is 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
HORMEL COOKED HAM, sold in a deli bag. This is a deli service item
Manufacturer
Bj Wholesale Club
Category
Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
Hazard
Affected units
9,354

Distribution

Distributed in 8 states:

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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