Meijer Potato Salad Recalled Due to Salmonella in Egg Ingredient
Meijer is recalling Amish Potato Salad because a cooked egg ingredient tested positive for Salmonella. The product was sold in six states.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
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 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Meijer Distribution, Inc. is recalling 15,564 units of Meijer Potato Salad Amish 3 LB plastic retail containers. The recall is being conducted because the product contains a sourced cooked egg ingredient that tested positive for Salmonella.
The affected product was sold in Meijer stores in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin between July 20, 2016, and July 25, 2016. The specific code date for the recalled units is August 19, 2016, and the UPC is 0-41250-16076-2.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific code date and UPC listed above. If the product is found, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- MEIJER POTATO SALAD AMISH 3 LB plastic retail container
- Manufacturer
- Meijer Distribution, Inc
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 15,564
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 8 recalled by Meijer Distribution, Inc 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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