The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1314-2020·Announced 2020-09-02

Wegmans Recalls Store-Made Shrimp Salad Due to Listeria Risk

Wegmans is recalling store-made shrimp salad sold in several states due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

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 severity score of 3 (High) according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is recalling store-made shrimp salad that is potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The product is sold by the pound, packaged in a plastic clamshell, and must be kept refrigerated. A total of 2,688 units were sold.

The affected shrimp salad was purchased from August 5, 2020, through August 7, 2020. The product carries a sell-by date of August 9, 2020, and the UPC is 20657100000. Distribution was limited to Virginia, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and New York.

Consumers who purchased this product should discard it or return it 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
Shrimp Salad (Made In Store); by the lb.; store made shrimp salad, ready to eat; packaged in a plastic clamshell; 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 →