A chicken salad product has been recalled by Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. over the possible presence of an undeclared egg allergen.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a recall announcement on Nov. 8 related to the Large Asian Sesame Salad with Chicken and Asian Peanut Dressing product sold by Wegmans.
According to the company announcement, the recalled product was packaged between Nov. 5 and 8, with sell-by dates from Nov. 7 to 10. The announcement applies to any product with a universal product code starting with 2-27306.
Customers who purchased the affected products can return it to the store for a full refund, the FDA said.
Wegmans Food Markets is a regional supermarket chain with 110 stores across the Eastern United States, including locations in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Delaware, and Washington.
Other Undeclared Egg Allergen Recalls
Babcock Dairy is voluntarily recalling two flavors of ice cream products due to mislabeling and, thus, the possible presence of undeclared egg allergens.
The Wisconsin company is recalling half-gallon Orange Custard Chocolate Chip and Chocolate Peanut Butter products with the production date information 09 1724 (Sept. 17, 2024) located on the bottom of the container.
The FDA announced on Nov. 7 that some Babcock Dairy Orange Custard Chocolate Chip ice cream was labeled as Chocolate Peanut Butter, which could cause people with allergies or severe sensitivity to eggs or yellow #5 to risk serious or life-threatening allergic reactions if they consume these products.
“During production, a limited number of Chocolate Peanut Butter ice cream containers were inadvertently filled with Orange Custard Chocolate Chip ice cream, leading to products with incorrect allergen labeling,” Babcock Dairy said.
The impacted products were produced on Sept. 17 and distributed to local retailers—Babcock Dairy Store, Metcalfe’s Markets, Ken’s Meats & Deli, and Capitol Centre Market—and directly to customers in Wisconsin, according to the recall notice.
The company discovered the mislabeling after a customer reported the issue on Nov. 4, and retrieved all of the remaining product from retail outlets within three hours of discovery, Babcock Dairy said.
According to the report, there have been no reports of illness linked to the consumption of the recalled products.
To prevent this issue from occurring again, Babcock Dairy said they will retrain workers on proper labeling procedures, implement multiple verification checks during production and packaging, and increase the organization and separation of packaging materials to further prevent containers from being filled with the wrong product.
Customers who purchased the affected product should return it to the place of purchase for a full refund.