Meijer Chicken Salad Spread Recalled Due to Salmonella Risk
Meijer is recalling 12-ounce containers of Chicken Salad Spread 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 source text explicitly identifies the agency classification as FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Meijer Distribution, Inc. is recalling 3,516 units of Meijer Chicken Salad Spread, 12-ounce retail plastic containers. The recall is being conducted because the product contains a sourced cooked egg ingredient that tested positive for Salmonella by the supplier.
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 product carries the UPC 7-08820-62033-9 and has best-by dates of August 20, 2016, and August 24, 2016.
Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and return it to the store of purchase for a refund. The FDA classifies this recall as Class I, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
The recalled product
- Product
- MEIJER CHICKEN SALAD SPREAD 12 OZ. retail plastic container
- Manufacturer
- Meijer Distribution, Inc
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 3,516
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 (2)
- UPC: 7-08820-62033-9 Sold in Meijer stores from 7/20/16 to 7/25/16 8/20/16
- 8/24/16
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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