The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1307-2020·Announced 2020-09-02

Wegmans Recalls Bay Seasoned Soft Shell Crab Due to Listeria Risk

Wegmans is recalling Bay Seasoned Soft Shell Crab potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Consumers should discard or return the product.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Listeria monocytogenes) without reported illnesses, which corresponds to a High severity score per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is recalling Bay Seasoned Soft Shell Crab, a breaded soft-shell crab product packaged in an oven-ready tray. The recall is issued because the product is potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

A total of 2,688 units were sold in Virginia, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and New York. The product was purchased between August 5, 2020, and August 7, 2020. Affected items carry UPC 20198400000 and have sell-by dates ranging from August 9, 2020, to August 12, 2020.

Consumers who have purchased this product should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. The product must be kept refrigerated.

The recalled product

Product
Bay Seasoned Soft Shell Crab; Individual; bay seasoned and breaded soft-shell crab; packaged in an oven ready tray; package size varies; keep refrigerated
Hazard
Affected units
2,688

Distribution

Distributed in 6 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 23 recalled by Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. 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 23 products in this recall →