The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1125-2019·Announced 2019-03-06

Whole Foods Recalls Serbian Ajvar Vegetable Club Due to Salmonella Risk

Whole Foods Market is recalling Serbian Ajvar Vegetable Club packaged in plastic nonflexible containers 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 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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Whole Foods Market is recalling Serbian Ajvar Vegetable Club 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 recall includes 3 units with code 0220041 and sell-by dates of January 24, 2019, January 26, 2019, January 27, 2019, and January 28, 2019.

Consumers who purchased this product should stop using it and contact Whole Foods Market for a refund or further information.

The recalled product

Product
Serbian Ajvar Vegetable Club packaged in plastic nonflexible containers
Manufacturer
Whole Foods Market
Affected units
3

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)

  • 0220041
  • 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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