Wegmans Soft Shell Crab Recalled for Listeria Contamination Risk
Wegmans is recalling Ready to Cook Whole Soft Shell Crab with Lemon due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should check their refrigerators for this 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 illness, which meets the criteria for a High severity score.
Plain-English summary
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is recalling its Ready to Cook Whole Soft Shell Crab with Lemon product. The recall is being issued because the products are potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected product is an 11-ounce whole soft shell crab with lemon, packaged in an oven-ready tray. The total package size varies, and the product must be kept refrigerated. A total of 2,688 units were sold. The product was distributed in Virginia, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and New York.
Consumers who purchased this product between August 5, 2020, and August 7, 2020, should check their refrigerators. The product can be identified by UPC 20646100000 and a 'Use by' date of August 9, 2020. Consumers should discard the product or return it to the store of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Wegmans Ready to Cook Whole Soft Shell Crab with Lemon; 11oz.; whole soft shell crab with lemon; packaged in an oven ready tray; total package size varies; keep refrigerated
- Manufacturer
- Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Seafood
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 2,688
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)
- Purchased from 8/5/2020 through 8/7/2020. UPC 20646100000 and Use by 8/9/2020
Distribution
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.
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