The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1134-2019·Announced 2019-03-06

Whole Foods Veggie Supreme Pizza Recalled for Salmonella Risk

Whole Foods Market is recalling 20 units of Veggie Supreme Pizza from its hot bar due to potential Salmonella contamination. The product was sold in eight 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 FDA Class I classification indicates a reasonable probability that use of the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Plain-English summary

Whole Foods Market is recalling 20 units of its Hot Bar Veggie Supreme Pizza due to potential Salmonella contamination. The product was available on the hot bar on or before January 23, 2019.

The affected pizza was distributed in Connecticut, Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island. The recall was initiated by the company in coordination with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Consumers who purchased the affected product should not consume it and may return it to the store for a refund. No illnesses or injuries have been reported at this time.

The recalled product

Product
Hot Bar Item; Veggie Supreme Pizza
Manufacturer
Whole Foods Market
Affected units
20

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 (1)

  • On the bar on or before 1/23/2019

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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