The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-1119-2019·Announced 2019-03-06

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.

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 agency classified this recall as Class I — 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. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "Product potentially contaminated with Salmonella."

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

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.

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