The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1114-2019·Announced 2019-03-06

Whole Foods Recalls Spinach Sauteed with Garlic Due to Salmonella Risk

Whole Foods Market is recalling Spinach Sauteed with Garlic packaged in plastic nonflexible containers due to potential Salmonella contamination.

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 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 Sauteed with Garlic packaged in plastic nonflexible containers. The recall was initiated because the product is potentially contaminated with Salmonella.

The affected product consists of 8 cases with code 0262208 and sell-by dates of 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 have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific sell-by dates and codes listed above. If found, they should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Spinach Sauteed with Garlic packaged in plastic nonflexible containers
Manufacturer
Whole Foods Market
Affected units
8

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)

  • 0262208
  • 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 →