Wegmans Recalls Crab Cakes Due to Listeria Contamination Risk
Wegmans is recalling 4oz ready-to-cook crab cakes potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Consumers in six states should discard or return the product.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class III
Class III is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.
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 3/5 (High).
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 corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is recalling 4oz ready-to-cook signature crab cakes that are potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The product is packaged in a plastic clamshell and must be kept refrigerated. A total of 2,688 units were sold.
The affected crab cakes were purchased between August 5, 2020, and August 7, 2020. They bear the UPC 21662800000 and have a use-by date of August 9, 2020. The product was distributed in Virginia, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and New York.
Consumers who purchased these crab cakes should discard them or return them to the store of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in vulnerable populations.
The recalled product
- Product
- Crab Cake; 4oz.; Wegman;s ready to cook signature crab cake; 4oz, 1 each; packaged in a plastic clamshell; package size varies; keep refrigerated
- Manufacturer
- Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Seafood / Ready-to-Cook
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 2,688
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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