The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-1951-2014·Announced 2014-05-28

Whole Foods Recalls Bolivian Artichoke Salad Due to Glass Contamination

Whole Foods Market Group Inc. is recalling 190 lbs of Bolivian Artichoke Salad sold in 10 lb bulk bags due to potential glass 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 risk-of-harm product (glass contamination) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Whole Foods Market Group Inc. is recalling 190 lbs of Bolivian Artichoke Salad sold in 10 lb bulk bags. The product was sold refrigerated in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island. The recall is due to a potential for foreign material, specifically glass.

The affected product has a Sell By date of 05/02/2014. Consumers who have purchased this product should check their refrigerators and discard any items matching this description. No specific lot numbers or additional distribution details are provided in the source text.

The recalled product

Product
Bolivian Artichoke Salad sold at Whole Foods 10 lb bulk bags, refrigerated

Is your product affected?

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Lot numbers (1)

  • Sell By : 05/02/2014

Distribution

Distributed in 5 states:

Same manufacturer · Whole Foods Market Group Inc.

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