Food recall

Whole Foods Market Group Inc. recall: Whole Foods Caesar Salad Mini Net Wt 4 0z plastic shell

Whole Foods Market Group Inc., of Everett, MA, recalled Whole Foods Caesar Salad Mini Net Wt 4 0z plastic shell and 1 other product. The FDA's reason: “Product labels switched and undeclared allergens not declared in ingredient statement. Caesar salad contains undeclared tree nuts and Goat Cheese salad undeclared fish.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on July 8, 2014, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of August 6, 2014. 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 July 30, 2014

The recall

Company
Whole Foods Market Group Inc. (Everett, MA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Product labels switched and undeclared allergens not declared in ingredient statement. Caesar salad contains undeclared tree nuts and Goat Cheese salad undeclared fish”
Where it was sold
CT, NY, NJ
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
68726

The 2 products recalled

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

  • F-2238-2014 Class II

    Whole Foods Caesar Salad Mini Net Wt 4 0z plastic shell

    Codes: Sell By 7/11/14

    Quantity: 592 units

  • F-2239-2014 Class I

    Whole Foods Mesclun Goat Cheese Salad Mini Net Wt 4 0z plastic shell

    Codes: Sell By 7/11/14

    Quantity: 592 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 6, 2014.

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.