The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-1424-2014·Announced 2014-01-22

Whole Foods Recalls Artichoke Wheatberry Salad for E. coli Risk

Whole Foods Market is recalling Artichoke Wheatberry Salad in Northern California because ingredients are under recall for potential E. coli O157:H7.

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 (E. coli O157:H7) without reported illness, which meets the criteria for a High severity score.

Plain-English summary

Whole Foods Market is recalling Artichoke Wheatberry Salad sold in prepackaged pint and half-pint containers in the Prepared Foods Department, as well as fresh from the Deli case and salad bar. The recall involves 400 lbs. of the product distributed in Northern California. The affected items have UPC codes 28563300000 or 28563400000 and expiration dates ranging from November 9 to November 13, 2013.

The recall is being conducted because salad ingredients supplied to the product are under recall for potential E. coli O157:H7 contamination. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has classified this as a Class II recall.

Consumers who purchased this product should check their expiration dates and UPC codes. If the product matches the description, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Artichoke Wheatberry Salad: sold in prepackaged pint and half pint containers in the Prepared Foods Dept. as well as sold fresh from the Deli case and salad bar.
Manufacturer
Whole Foods Market
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 (3)

  • UPC 28563300000 or 28563400000
  • Expiration dates of Nov 9 to Nov 13
  • 2013.

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by Whole Foods Market 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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