Whole Foods Recalls Focaccia Vegetable Pesto Sandwiches Due to Salmonella Risk
Whole Foods Market is recalling Focaccia Vegetable Pesto Sandwiches in eight Northeast and Southeast states due to potential Salmonella contamination.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Salmonella) without reported illness, which meets the criteria for a High severity score under the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Whole Foods Market is voluntarily recalling 29 units of Focaccia Vegetable Pesto Sandwiches packaged in plastic nonflexible containers. The recall is being issued because the product is potentially contaminated with Salmonella.
The affected sandwiches were distributed in Connecticut, Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island. The products are identified by the code 0260646 and have sell-by dates of January 24, 2019, January 26, 2019, January 27, 2019, or January 28, 2019.
Consumers who purchased these specific items should discard them or return them to the place of purchase. The source text does not report any illnesses or injuries associated with this recall.
The recalled product
- Product
- Focaccia Vegetable Pesto Sandwich packaged in plastic nonflexible containers
- Manufacturer
- Whole Foods Market
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 29
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)
- 0260646
- 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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