Whole Foods Recalls Chicken Cordon Blue Panini Due to Salmonella Risk
Whole Foods Market is recalling Chicken Cordon Blue Panini packaged in plastic nonflexible containers due to potential Salmonella contamination. The recall covers specific sell-by dates 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 states the agency classification is Class I, which mandates a score of 5 according to the rubric. Additionally, Salmonella is a high-risk pathogen associated with serious health consequences.
Plain-English summary
Whole Foods Market is voluntarily recalling Chicken Cordon Blue Panini packaged in plastic nonflexible containers. The recall is being conducted because the product is potentially contaminated with Salmonella. The affected product is identified by the code 0236489 and has sell-by dates of January 24, 2019, January 26, 2019, January 27, 2019, or January 28, 2019.
The recall affects 18 units of the product that were distributed in Connecticut, Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration 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.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific code and sell-by dates listed above. If the product matches the description, consumers should not consume it and should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Chicken Cordon Blue Panini packaged in plastic nonflexible containers
- Manufacturer
- Whole Foods Market
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 18
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)
- 0236489
- Sell by Date 1/24/19
- 1/26/19
- 1/27/19
- 1/28/19
Distribution
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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