The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2158-2016·Announced 2016-09-21

Meijer Salad Seashell Macaroni Recalled Due to Salmonella in Egg Ingredient

Meijer Distribution is recalling Salad Seashell Macaroni because a cooked egg ingredient tested positive for Salmonella.

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 FDA has classified this recall as Class I, which is the most serious classification indicating a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Plain-English summary

Meijer Distribution, Inc. is recalling 2,363 units of MARKETS OF MEIJER SALAD SEASHELL MACARONI (Food service). The recall was initiated 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 from July 20, 2016, to July 25, 2016. The product has a code date of August 16, 2016, and the UPC is 2-17306-00000-3.

Consumers should stop using the product and return it to the place of purchase for a refund. The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall, which is the most serious type of recall.

The recalled product

Product
MARKETS OF MEIJER SALAD SEASHELL MACARONI Food service
Affected units
2,363

Distribution

Distributed in 6 states:

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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