The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-1100-2022·Announced 2022-06-08

Wegmans lobster bisque recalled due to inadequate food safety controls

Wegmans Food You Feel Good About Lobster Bisque is being recalled because its HACCP food safety plan was not fully implemented. No illnesses have been reported.

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: Class II FDA recall of a seafood product due to inadequate implementation of HACCP food safety controls. While no illnesses have been reported, inadequate food safety procedures in seafood processing represent a risk of potential pathogenic contamination.

Plain-English summary

Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is recalling Wegmans Food You Feel Good About Lobster Bisque, a 16-ounce ready-to-eat seafood product packaged in clear plastic tubs. The affected product has UPC 0-77890-27861-1 and a use-by date of June 7, 2022. Approximately 2,064 units were distributed.

The recall was initiated because the manufacturer's seafood HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) food safety plan was not fully implemented. This means documented procedures to control potential contamination hazards in the seafood product were not properly established or maintained.

The recalled product was distributed to retailers in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina, and Maryland. Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it and should discard it or return it to the retailer.

The recalled product

Product
Wegmans Food You Feel Good About Lobster Bisque - 16 oz packaged in a 4 x 4 x 3.75" clear plastic tub with a snap on lid.
Affected units
2,064

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)

  • UPC : 0-77890-27861-1 Use By: 06/07/22

Distribution

Distributed in 6 states:

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