CLASS I Food recall · Reported 27 Mar 2013 · FDA Enforcement Report
Whole bagels and half bagels w/ cream cheese/cold smoked recalled
Whole Foods Market Pacific NW Distribution Center (PDC) is recalling Whole bagels and half bagels w/ cream cheese/cold smoked salmon spread wrapped in plastic, distributed in Oregon, Washington. The recall was initiated on 29 Jan 2013 and the FDA has classified it as Class I.
Check your package
Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.
Recall details
- Recall number
- F-1228-2013
- FDA event ID
- 64234
- Recalling firm
- Whole Foods Market Pacific NW Distribution Center (PDC), Seattle, WA
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 29 Jan 2013
- FDA classified
- 18 Mar 2013
- Reported
- 27 Mar 2013
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Reason category
- Listeria
- Product category
- Dips & Spreads
Timeline
| 29 Jan 2013 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 18 Mar 2013 | Classified by FDA | +48 days |
| 27 Mar 2013 | Published in enforcement report | +9 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
Cold-smoked salmon trim, used to manufacture these bagels, processed the same day as a surveillance sample was processed that was found positive for Listeria monocytogenes.
Listeria monocytogenes can grow at refrigerator temperatures. Infection is most dangerous for pregnant women, newborns, older adults and people with weakened immune systems. Symptoms can appear up to 70 days after eating contaminated food.
Product as listed by the FDA
Whole bagels and half bagels w/ cream cheese/cold smoked salmon spread wrapped in plastic. An example of the whole bagel label (in part): "0298437 003996 BAGEL FULL LOX CREAM CHEESE CAPERS BAGEL (ORGANIC WHEAT FLOUR, ORGANIC WHITE WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, ORGANIC SUGAR, ORGANIC WHEAT GLUTEN, ORGANIC WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, ORGANIC OAT FLOUR, YEAST, SALT, ORGANIC OAT FIBER, ORGANIC HIGH***SELL BY: 02.02.13***PACK DATE: 01.30.13***Whole Foods Market Inc., Bellevue, WA 98005***" There is a light blue water mark behind the ingredient statement that reads: "WHOLE FOODS MARKET" An example of the half bagel label (in part): "0292811 001998 HALF BAGEL WITH LOX CAPERS AND CREAM CHEESE CAPERS BAGEL (ORGANIC WHEAT FLOUR, ORGANIC WHITE WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, ORGANIC SUGAR, ORGANIC WHEAT GLUTEN, ORGANIC WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, ORGANIC OAT FLOUR, YEAST, SALT, ORGANIC OAT FIBER, ORGANIC HIGH OELIC SUNFLOWER OIL, ORGANIC RAISIN JUICE CONCENTRATE, ORGANIC BARLEY FLOUR, ORGANIC GUAR GUM, ORGANIC CULTURED WHEAT***SELL BY: 02.02.13***PACK DATE: 01.30.13***" There is a light blue water mark behind the ingredient statement that reads: "WHOLE FOODS MARKET"
Where it was distributed
14 Whole Foods Market retail stores in OR and WA.
Stores named: Whole Foods
Questions about this recall
Is Whole bagels and half bagels w/ cream cheese/cold smoked salmon spread wrapped in plastic recalled?
Yes. Whole Foods Market Pacific NW Distribution Center (PDC) recalled Whole bagels and half bagels w/ cream cheese/cold smoked salmon spread wrapped in plastic on 29 Jan 2013. The recall is Class I and its status is Terminated. Recall number F-1228-2013.
Why was it recalled?
Cold-smoked salmon trim, used to manufacture these bagels, processed the same day as a surveillance sample was processed that was found positive for Listeria monocytogenes.
Which lots are affected?
Half Bagel: PLU 92811, UPC: "0292811 001998 Whole Bagel: PLU: 98437, UPC 0298437 003996 All products sold before 1/29/13.
Where was it sold?
14 Whole Foods Market retail stores in OR and WA.
What should I do if I have it?
Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.
What does Class I mean?
Class I is the most serious FDA recall category: there is a reasonable probability that using the product will cause serious health consequences or death.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 21 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
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