The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0996-2016·Announced 2016-04-13

BJ's Wholesale Club Recalls Deli Roast Beef Due to Cross-Contact Risk

BJ's Wholesale Club is recalling 3FT American Substitute Roast Beef sold in eight states because it may have been sliced on equipment used for pistachio mortadella.

What this means for you

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 cross-contact (pistachios) on a ready-to-eat product, which fits the rubric criteria for 'Allergen mislabeling on common allergens' or 'risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.' No illnesses are reported in the source text.

Plain-English summary

BJ's Wholesale Club is recalling 3FT American Substitute Roast Beef, a deli service item, due to a potential cross-contact hazard. The product may have been sliced on the same equipment where mortadella with pistachios was previously sliced. This recall affects 4 units of the product.

The affected deli items were sold from January 20, 2016, to February 3, 2016, at 71 BJ's Wholesale Club locations in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. The recall is classified as FDA Class II.

Consumers who purchased this product should stop eating it and return it to the store of purchase for a refund. The recall is being conducted to prevent potential allergic reactions from cross-contact with pistachios.

The recalled product

Product
3FT American Substitute Roast Beef. This is a deli service item
Manufacturer
Bj Wholesale Club
Affected units
4

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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