The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1105-2019·Announced 2019-03-06

Whole Foods Recalls Spring Berry Power Salad Due to Salmonella Risk

Whole Foods Market is recalling Spring Berry Power salad packaged in plastic nonflexible containers due to potential Salmonella contamination.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

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 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The FDA has classified this recall as Class I, which meets the rubric criteria for a Critical severity score.

Plain-English summary

Whole Foods Market is voluntarily recalling specific units of Salad Spring Berry Power packaged in plastic nonflexible containers. The recall is being issued because the product is potentially contaminated with Salmonella.

The affected product was distributed in Connecticut, Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island. The recall covers 5 cases, totaling 26.3 units. Consumers should check for the following code information: 0261702, with sell-by dates of 1/24/19, 1/26/19, 1/27/19, or 1/28/19.

Consumers who have purchased this product should discard it or return it to the store of purchase. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has classified this recall as Class I, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product
Salad Spring Berry Power packaged in plastic nonflexible containers
Manufacturer
Whole Foods Market
Category
Food — Prepared Salads
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 (5)

  • 0261702
  • Sell by Date 1/24/19
  • 1/26/19
  • 1/27/19
  • 1/28/19

Distribution

Distributed in 8 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 34 recalled by Whole Foods Market 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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