The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1124-2019·Announced 2019-03-06

Whole Foods Turkey Brie Sandwich Baguette Recalled for Salmonella Risk

Whole Foods Market is recalling Turkey Brie Sandwich Baguettes due to potential Salmonella contamination. The product was 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 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The source metadata explicitly identifies this as an FDA Class I recall, which the rubric defines as Critical (score 5) regardless of other factors.

Plain-English summary

Whole Foods Market is recalling specific units of Sandwich Baguette Turkey Brie packaged in plastic nonflexible containers. The recall is being issued because the product is potentially contaminated with Salmonella.

The affected product was distributed in Connecticut, Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island. The specific units involved have code 0237933 and sell-by dates of January 24, 2019, January 26, 2019, January 27, 2019, or January 28, 2019.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their sell-by dates and codes. If they possess the affected items, they should discard them or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Sandwich Baguette Turkey Brie packaged in plastic nonflexible containers
Manufacturer
Whole Foods Market
Affected units
1

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)

  • 0237933
  • 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 →

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