The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1120-2019·Announced 2019-03-06

Whole Foods Recalls Goat Cheese Salad Due to Salmonella Risk

Whole Foods Market is recalling Goat Cheese Salad with Mandarin Orange and Candied Cashews because it may be contaminated with Salmonella.

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 severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Whole Foods Market is voluntarily recalling specific units of Goat Cheese Salad with Mandarin Orange and Candied Cashews packaged in plastic nonflexible containers. The recall is being issued because the product is potentially contaminated with Salmonella.

The affected product is sold in 16-unit packages. The recall covers products with the code 0272681 and sell-by dates of January 24, 2019, January 26, 2019, January 27, 2019, or 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 they have the affected product, they should discard it or return it to the store of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Goat Cheese Salad with Mandarin Orange and Candied Cashews packaged in plastic nonflexible containers
Manufacturer
Whole Foods Market
Affected units
16

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)

  • 0272681
  • 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 →