The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1106-2019·Announced 2019-03-06

Whole Foods Recalls Spinach and Vegetable Quinoa Salad Due to Salmonella Risk

Whole Foods Market is recalling Spinach and Vegetable Quinoa Salad packaged in plastic nonflexible containers because the product is potentially contaminated with Salmonella.

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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Whole Foods Market is recalling Spinach and Vegetable Quinoa Salad packaged in plastic nonflexible containers. The recall is being conducted because the product is potentially contaminated with Salmonella.

The affected product is sold in 24-unit packages. The specific code information is 0287410, and the sell-by dates are January 24, 2019, January 26, 2019, January 27, 2019, and January 28, 2019. The product was distributed in Connecticut, Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island.

Consumers who purchased this product should check their refrigerators for the specific sell-by dates and code information listed above. If they have the affected product, they should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Spinach and Vegetable Quinoa Salad packaged in plastic nonflexible containers
Manufacturer
Whole Foods Market
Affected units
24

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)

  • 0287410
  • 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.

See all 34 products in this recall →

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