The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-1425-2014·Announced 2014-01-22

Whole Foods Southwest Salad Recalled for Potential E. coli Contamination

Whole Foods Market is recalling Southwest SooFoo Salad in Northern California due to potential E. coli O157:H7 contamination in ingredients.

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 (3) under the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Whole Foods Market is voluntarily recalling approximately 400 pounds of Southwest SooFoo Salad. The product was 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 is limited to stores in Northern California.

The recall is being conducted because salad ingredients supplied to the company are under recall for potential E. coli O157:H7 contamination. The affected products have UPC codes 28563700000 or 28563800000 and expiration dates ranging from November 9 to November 13, 2013.

Consumers who have purchased this product should discard it or return it to the store of purchase. The FDA has classified this recall as Class II, indicating that there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

The recalled product

Product
Southwest SooFoo 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 28563700000 or 28563800000
  • 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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