Glass Onion Catering Recalls Wheat Berry Salad Kits Due to E. coli
Atherstone Foods Inc dba Glass Onion Catering is recalling Wheat Berry Salad kits because an investigation linked the supplier to an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak.
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 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (E. coli O157:H7) linked to a confirmed outbreak, which meets the criteria for a Severe rating (Score 4) due to the significant injury risk associated with the pathogen and the agency's Class II classification.
Plain-English summary
Atherstone Foods Inc dba Glass Onion Catering is recalling 1080 pounds of Wheat Berry Salad kits (20 lb boxes) packaged for Whole Foods. The kits contain cooked wheat berry, zucchini, cherry tomatoes, red bell pepper, artichoke pieces, shallots, almonds, and dressing. The products were manufactured in Richmond, CA, and distributed in Northern California and Northern Nevada. Affected products have best-by dates ranging from September 23, 2013, to November 14, 2013.
The recall was initiated after an investigation into an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 identified Glass Onion Catering as the supplier of the implicated products. The source text notes that all FDA-regulated products made by the supplier used similar ingredients.
Consumers who purchased these products should stop using them and contact the recalling firm or retailer for instructions on disposal or refund. The source text does not specify the number of illnesses or injuries associated with the outbreak.
The recalled product
- Product
- Wheat Berry Salad kit (20 lb box). Contents in package: Cooked Wheat Berry Zucchini Cherry Tomatoes Red Bell Pepper Artichoke Pieces Shallots Almonds Dressing. Packaged for Whole Foods Manufactured by Glass Onion Catering, Richmond, CA
- Manufacturer
- Atherstone Foods Inc dba Glass Onion Catering
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
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)
- UPC NA Best by Dates of 9-23-13 to 11-14-13.
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 6 recalled by Atherstone Foods Inc dba Glass Onion Catering 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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