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.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
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 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
- Manufacturer
- Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- 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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