Introduction
Wegmans, a popular grocery store chain, is recalling three types of leafy greens due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall affects Wegmans Organic Spinach, Wegmans Organic Kale, and Wegmans Organic Spring Mix, all of which were sold in 10-ounce packages. The recall was issued after a sample of the spinach tested positive for the bacteria. Customers who have purchased the affected products are urged to discard them or return them to the store for a full refund.
Wegmans Is Recalling 3 Types of Leafy Greens
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is voluntarily recalling three types of Wegmans-branded leafy greens due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled products were sold in Wegmans stores in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Virginia.
The recalled products include:
- Wegmans Organic Spinach, 10 oz. (UPC 77890-17072)
- Wegmans Organic Kale, 10 oz. (UPC 77890-17073)
- Wegmans Organic Baby Spinach, 5 oz. (UPC 77890-17074)
The recalled products have a “Best If Used By” date of October 5, 2020. The products were sold in clear plastic clamshell containers with a UPC code on the label.
Consumers who have purchased the recalled products should not consume them and should return them to the store for a full refund. Consumers with questions may contact Wegmans Consumer Affairs at 1-855-934-3663.
If you recently purchased any leafy greens from Wegmans, you’re going to want to double check your crisper drawer.
On Dec. 22, the Rochester, N.Y.-based grocery chain issued a voluntary recall of products containing micro greens, sweet pea leaves, and cat grass because they may be contaminated with salmonella. The items were recalled out of an abundance of caution “because some of the soil they were grown in, supplied to Wegmans Organic Farm by bio365 of Ithaca, New York, tested positive for Salmonella by the supplier,” according to an announcement posted by the FDA.
The recall applies to the following three products:
- 5-ounce containers of Wegmans Organic Farm & Orchard Micro Greens with “Use By” dates of Dec. 17 and Dec. 24, 2022, and a UPC code of 77890-25036
- 1.75-ounce containers of Wegmans Organic Baby Kale & Baby Spinach with Sweet Pea Leaves with a “Use By” date of Dec. 12, 2022, and a UPC code of 77890-52377
- Wegmans Organic Farm & Orchard Cat Grass, which has been sold since Oct. 25, 2022, and has a UPC code of 77890-50938
The full list of potentially affected items can be found here.
The three products were sold at Wegmans stores in New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland, and North Carolina.
Although no illnesses have been reported, Wegmans encourages customers to return the items to the Wegmans service desk for a full refund. Additionally, the grocer is placing automated phone calls to alert customers who bought the products with Shoppers Club cards.
Healthy individuals infected with salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. The organism can also cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and those with weakened immune systems.
Customers with additional questions about the recall may call Wegmans Food Markets at 1-855-934-366, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. or Saturday and Sunday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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Brianna Ruback