As an E. coli outbreak investigation of tainted spinach sold at New York Wegmans stores unfolds, State Garden, the company that supplied the spinach to Wegmans, has issued a statement. The Chelsea, Mass.-based company provided information about the recall in a consumer advisory issued November 2. The State Garden advisory provides slightly different information than the recall that Wegmans posted on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website. According to State Garden, the potentially affected product is only the 11 oz size of Organic Spinach with Spring Mix blend produced for Wegmans on October 12 and 13 and sold in plastic clamshell containers. These containers have "use by' dates of October 23 and 24 and have traceback codes of 60832 and 14765. "Organic Spinach with Spring … [Read more...]
Spinach Recall Aided By Wegmans Shoppers Club Cards
Wegmans recall of spinach and spring mix salad greens for possible E.coli contamination has been aided by the use of shoppers club cards. After an E.coli outbreak linked to spinach sickened 16 people in New York, the supermarket chain based in Rochester, NY placed phone calls to all of its customers who purchased the recalled product using their Shopper’s Club cards to alert them to the possible danger. Wegmans recall of Wegmans Food You Feel Good About Organic Spinach & Spring Mix in 5 oz (UPC 77890 16437) and 11 oz. (UPC 77890 16411) and 11 oz plastic clamshell containers was issued Nov. 1. A “use by” date of October 23 has been connected to the illnesses, but customers who recently purchased the salad mix with any “use by” date were contacted. Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. … [Read more...]
