The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-1423-2014·Announced 2014-01-22

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.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. 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

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

Distributed in 2 states:

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.

See all 6 products in this recall →