Whole Foods and Trader Joe's ready-to-eat salads recalled over listeria and salmonella concerns

Saturday, October 20, 2018

The bacteria kills hundreds of people in the U.S. every year. About 1 million cases of illness are caused by salmonella in food.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The Houston company GHSW, LLC is recalling 1,786 pounds of ready-to-eat salad due to possible salmonella and listeria contamination.

In a release, the USDA says the following products are subject to recall:

10-oz. plastic tray packages containing "365 BY WHOLE FOODS MARKET BBQ STYLE CHOPPED SALAD WITH CHICKEN" with "Best if Sold By" dates of 10/18/18 through 10/21/18 (inclusive).

8-oz. plastic tray packages containing "365 BY WHOLE FOODS MARKET CHICKEN FAJITA SALAD" with "Best if Sold By" dates of 10/18/18 through 10/21/18 (inclusive).

13-oz. plastic tray packages containing "TRADER JOE'S BBQ SEASONED WHITE CHICKEN SALAD" with "Best By" dates of 10/18/18, 10/19/18 and 10/20/18.

10.7-oz. plastic tray packages containing "TRADER JOE'S FIELD FRESH CHOPPED SALAD WITH GRILLED WHITE CHICKEN" with "Best By" dates of 10/18/18, 10/19/18 and 10/20/18.

10.7-oz. plastic tray packages containing "TRADER JOSÉ'S MEXICALI INSPIRED SALAD WITH CHILI SEASONED CHICKEN" with "Best By" dates of 10/18/18, 10/19/18 and 10/20/18.

The products subject to recall have establishment number "P-44056" inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to retail locations in Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas.

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