Whole Foods Recalls New England Cranberry Turkey Sandwiches for Salmonella Risk
Whole Foods Market is recalling New England Cranberry Turkey Sandwiches due to potential Salmonella contamination. The products were sold in eight northeastern and southeastern states.
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 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric, and involves a high-risk pathogen (Salmonella).
Plain-English summary
Whole Foods Market is voluntarily recalling New England Cranberry Turkey Sandwiches packaged in plastic nonflexible containers. The recall is being conducted because the product is potentially contaminated with Salmonella. The affected units are 10-unit packages with code 0236543 and sell-by dates of January 24, 2019, January 26, 2019, January 27, 2019, or January 28, 2019.
The recalled sandwiches 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, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Consumers who purchased these specific sandwiches should check their sell-by dates and product codes. If the product matches the description, consumers should discard the item or return it to the place of purchase for a refund. No specific illness counts or additional distribution details are provided in the source text.
The recalled product
- Product
- New England Cranberry Turkey Sandwich packaged in plastic nonflexible containers
- Manufacturer
- Whole Foods Market
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 10
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)
- 0236543
- 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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