Whole Foods Recalls Cold-Smoked Salmon Trim Due to Listeria Risk
Whole Foods Market is recalling cold-smoked salmon trim sold in Washington and Oregon because a surveillance sample processed the same day tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of at least 4 per the rubric, due to the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in a surveillance sample processed concurrently with the recalled product.
Plain-English summary
Whole Foods Market Pacific NW Distribution Center is recalling cold-smoked salmon trim sold in plastic containers. The product was distributed to 14 Whole Foods Market retail stores in Washington and Oregon. The recall is precautionary because the repacked salmon trim was processed on the same day as a surveillance sample that tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected product is identified by PLU 97629 and UPC 0297629 015885. The label reads "SOCKEYE SALMON LOX TRIM WHOLE FOODS MARKET" and lists ingredients as salmon, salt, sugar, and natural hardwood smoke. The product was sold before January 29, 2013. Specific sell-by and pack dates vary by container.
Consumers who purchased this product should discard it or return it to the store of purchase. No illnesses or injuries have been reported in connection with this recall.
The recalled product
- Product
- Cold-smoked salmon in plastic containers. An example of the labeling follows, however, the "SELL BY:" and "PACK DATE" changes. "0297629 015885 SOCKEYE SALMON LOX TRIM WHOLE FOODS MARKET SALMON, SALT, SUGAR AND NATURAL HARDWOOD SMOKE. CONTAINS: FISH***SELL BY: 02.06.13***PACK
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 14
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 (2)
- PLU: 97629
- UPC: 0297629 015885 Product sold before 1/29/13.
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 3 recalled by Whole Foods Market Pacific NW Distribution Center (PDC) 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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