Whole Foods Recalls Cilantro Lime Rice Due to Salmonella Risk
Whole Foods Market is recalling Cilantro Lime Rice hot bar items in eight states 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 source metadata explicitly identifies this as an FDA Class I recall, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Whole Foods Market is recalling specific units of its "Hot Bar Item; Cilantro Lime Rice" product. The recall was initiated because the product is potentially contaminated with Salmonella.
The affected product was sold in Connecticut, Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island. The recall covers 21.58 units of the item. Consumers should check for the product on the bar on or before January 23, 2019.
Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase. This action is taken to prevent potential health risks associated with Salmonella contamination.
The recalled product
- Product
- Hot Bar Item; Cilantro Lime Rice
- Manufacturer
- Whole Foods Market
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
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
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.
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