Wegmans has issued a voluntarily recall of micro greens, sweet pea leaves and cat grass because of potential salmonella contamination.
“We are voluntarily recalling these products 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,” the company said in a statement posted Dec. 23 to the website of the Food and Drug Administration. “This is out of an abundance of caution. No illnesses have been associated with this recall.”
The company also announced the recalls on its website.
The affected products are:
∎ Wegmans Organic Baby Kale & Baby Spinach with Sweet Pea Leaves, 5 ounces; UPC code 0-77890-52377-3 and Best By date of 12/20/22.
∎ Wegmans Organic Farm & Orchard Micro Greens, 1.75 ounces; UPC code 0-77890-25036-5 and Best By dates of 12/17/22 and 12/24/22.
∎ Wegmans Cat Grass; UPC code 0-77890-50938-8.
Wegmans is placing automated phone calls to alert customers who bought the products using Shoppers Club cards.
Customers can return the items to store service desks for refunds.
People with questions should call (855) 934-3663 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday or 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Salmonella is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and those with weakened immune systems.
Healthy people infected with salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
In rare cases infections can enter the bloodstream and produce more severe illnesses such as arterial infections, endocarditis and arthritis.
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