Food recall

Whole Foods Market Mid-Atlantic Kitchen recall: Pimento Cheese

Whole Foods Market Mid-Atlantic Kitchen, of Landover, MD, recalled Pimento Cheese. The FDA's reason: “Pimento cheese was mislabeled with an ingredient list, which did not declare the presence of mayonnaise, containing egg sub-ingredient.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on July 16, 2013, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of August 7, 2013. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed September 11, 2013

The recall

Company
Whole Foods Market Mid-Atlantic Kitchen (Landover, MD)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Pimento cheese was mislabeled with an ingredient list, which did not declare the presence of mayonnaise, containing egg sub-ingredient.”
Where it was sold
The product was distributed to Kentucky, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia, Washington D.C. and New Jersey.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
65737

The product recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-1746-2013 Class I

    Pimento Cheese, packaged in 7 oz. plastic containers, and labeled in part ***Made by Whole Foods Market, Landover, MD 20785***UPC: 000000234801

    Codes: Use by 07/29/13

    Quantity: 624 units

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of August 7, 2013.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.