Bj's Wholesale Club Recalls Citterio Genoa Salami for Cross-Contamination Risk
Bj's Wholesale Club is recalling Citterio Genoa Salami because it may have been sliced on equipment used for mortadella with pistachios, posing an allergen risk.
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 allergen mislabeling/cross-contact with a common allergen (pistachios/tree nuts), which corresponds to a score of 3 (High) per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Bj's Wholesale Club is recalling Citterio Genoa Salami, a deli service item sold in a deli bag. The recall is due to the possibility that the salami was sliced on the same equipment used to slice mortadella with pistachios. This creates a risk of cross-contact with pistachios, a tree nut allergen.
The affected product was sold at 71 Bj's Wholesale Club locations in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. The deli items were sold between January 20, 2016, and February 3, 2016.
Consumers with a pistachio or tree nut allergy should avoid consuming the product. Those who have purchased the item should discard it or return it to the store of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- CITTERIO GENOA SALAMI, sold in a deli bag. This is a deli service item
- Manufacturer
- Bj Wholesale Club
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Affected units
- 10,104
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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