BJ's Wholesale Club Recalls Deli Buffalo Chicken for Cross-Contact Risk
BJ's Wholesale Club is recalling deli Buffalo Chicken sold 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 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 is classified as FDA Class II and involves a potential allergen cross-contact hazard (pistachios) without reported illnesses, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.
Plain-English summary
BJ's Wholesale Club is recalling approximately 3,694 units of WF Buffalo Chicken, a deli service item sold in a deli bag. The recall is due to the possibility that the chicken was sliced on the same equipment used to slice mortadella with pistachios.
The affected product was sold at 71 BJ's locations in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia between January 20, 2016, and February 3, 2016. The recall is classified as Class II by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Consumers who purchased this product should check their deli bags for the specific item and date range. If the product is found, consumers should discard it or return it to the store of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- WF Buffalo Chicken , sold in a deli bag. This is a deli service item
- Manufacturer
- Bj Wholesale Club
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Affected units
- 3,694
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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