The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1110-2019·Announced 2019-03-06

Whole Foods Turkey Sandwiches Recalled for Salmonella Contamination

Whole Foods Market is recalling Turkey with Spinach & Feta Sandwiches due to potential Salmonella contamination. The affected products were sold in eight northeastern and southeastern states.

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 source text explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Whole Foods Market is voluntarily recalling Turkey with Spinach & Feta Sandwiches packaged in plastic nonflexible containers. The recall is being issued because the product is potentially contaminated with Salmonella. The affected items are identified by the code 0278131 and have sell-by dates of January 24, 2019, January 26, 2019, January 27, 2019, or January 28, 2019.

The recall covers 19 units of the product that were distributed in Connecticut, Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island. The agency has classified this recall as Class I, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Consumers who have purchased these specific sandwiches should discard them or return them to the store of purchase. The source text does not report any specific illnesses or injuries associated with this recall.

The recalled product

Product
Turkey with Spinach & Feta Sandwich packaged in plastic nonflexible containers
Manufacturer
Whole Foods Market
Affected units
19

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)

  • 0278131
  • 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 →