Agency classClass IOur severity:Severe FDA (Food)·F-1228-2013·Announced 2013-03-27

Whole Foods Recalls Bagels With Cold Smoked Salmon Due To Listeria Risk

Whole Foods Market is recalling bagels with cold smoked salmon spread because the salmon trim used was processed alongside a sample testing positive for Listeria monocytogenes.

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 classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric, as Class I recalls involve a reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences or death.

Plain-English summary

Whole Foods Market Pacific NW Distribution Center is recalling whole and half bagels with cream cheese and cold smoked salmon spread. The recall is precautionary because the cold-smoked salmon trim used to manufacture these bagels was processed on the same day as a surveillance sample that tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products include whole bagels and half bagels wrapped in plastic, specifically the 'Bagel Full Lox Cream Cheese Capers' and 'Half Bagel with Lox Capers and Cream Cheese Capers.' These items were distributed to 14 Whole Foods Market retail stores in Washington and Oregon. The products were sold before January 29, 2013, and feature specific PLU and UPC codes listed in the recall notice.

Consumers who purchased these bagels should stop eating them and return them to the store of purchase for a refund. Listeria monocytogenes is a bacteria that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.

The recalled product

Product: Whole bagels and half bagels w/ cream cheese/cold smoked salmon spread wrapped in plastic. An example of the whole bagel label (in part): "0298437 003996 BAGEL FULL LOX CREAM CHEESE CAPERS BAGEL (ORGANIC WHEAT FLOUR, ORGANIC WHITE WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, ORGANIC SUGAR, ORGANIC…
Manufacturer: Whole Foods Market Pacific NW Distribution Center (PDC)
Category: Food — Bakery / Deli
Hazard: listeria
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 (3)

Half Bagel: PLU 92811
UPC: "0292811 001998 Whole Bagel: PLU: 98437
UPC 0298437 003996 All products sold before 1/29/13.

Distribution

Distributed in 2 states:

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.

See all 3 products in this recall →

Same manufacturer · Whole Foods Market Pacific NW Distribution Center (PDC)

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Whole Foods Recalls Cold Smoked Salmon Spread Due to Listeria Risk
FDA (Food) · 2013-03-27
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Whole Foods Recalls Cold-Smoked Salmon Trim Due to Listeria Risk
FDA (Food) · 2013-03-27

Same hazard · listeria