H-E-B Recalls General Joe's Chicken Deli Products Due to Salmonella Risk
H-E-B is recalling General Joe's chicken deli products in Texas because they may be contaminated with salmonella. Consumers should not eat the recalled items.
What this means for you
Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall, which per the rubric mandates a severity score of 5 (Critical) regardless of other factors.
Plain-English summary
H-E-B is recalling specific General Joe's chicken deli products because they have the potential to be contaminated with salmonella. The recalled items include the HEB Deli General Joes Chicken Entree, HEB Deli HE Bowl General Joes Chicken, HEB Deli General Joe's Chicken Retail Pack, and HEB Deli General Joes Chicken. These products were distributed in Texas.
The recall covers all product sold prior to May 3, 2012. The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall, which is the most serious type of recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Consumers who have purchased these products should not eat them. They should check their refrigerators for the specific UPC codes listed in the recall notice and dispose of the products or return them to the store of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- HEB Deli General Joes Chicken Entree, UPC 0026966900000; HEB Deli HE Bowl General Joes Chicken, UPC 0026967400000; HEB Deli General Joe's Chicken Retail Pack, UPC 0026520900000; HEB Deli General Joes Chicken UPC 0026703700000
- Manufacturer
- He Butt Grocery Company
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (1)
- All product sold prior to 05/03/12.
Distribution
Distributed in 1 state:
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 4 recalled by He Butt Grocery Company 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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