The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-1128-2019·Announced 2019-03-06

Whole Foods Spinach Strawberry Goat Cheese Salad Recalled for Salmonella Risk

Whole Foods Market is recalling Spinach Strawberry Goat Cheese Salad 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 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 as an FDA Class I recall, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Per the rubric, FDA Class I recalls must be scored at least 4.

Plain-English summary

Whole Foods Market is recalling Spinach Strawberry Goat Cheese Salad packaged in plastic nonflexible containers. The recall is being issued because the product is potentially contaminated with Salmonella. The affected units are identified by code 0260136 and have sell-by dates of January 24, 2019, January 26, 2019, January 27, 2019, or January 28, 2019.

The recall covers 33 units of the salad. These products were distributed in Connecticut, Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their refrigerators for the specific code and sell-by dates listed above. If the product matches the description, consumers should discard it or return it to the store of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Spinach Strawberry Goat Cheese Salad packaged in plastic nonflexible containers
Manufacturer
Whole Foods Market
Category
Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
Hazard
Affected units
33

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)

  • 0260136
  • 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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