VA Wegmans Recalls 3 Products Containing Greens Over Salmonella Fears

VIRGINIA — Wegmans Food Markets in Virginia and six other states has issued a voluntary recall for three products that may be contaminated with salmonella, according to the Food and Drug Administration.

The recalled products contain micro greens, sweet pea leaves and cat grass, which have the potential to be contaminated with salmonella, the FDA said. Some of the soil the products were grown in tested positive for salmonella, the administration added.

The recalled products are Wegmans Organic Farm & Orchard Micro Greens, Wegmans Organic Baby Kale & Baby Spinach with Sweet Pea Leaves and Wegmans Organic Farm & Orchard Cat Grass.

The products were sold at Wegmans stores in New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina.

Wegmans said the recall is out of an abundance of caution and no illnesses have been reported.

The company is urging customers who purchased these products to return them for a full refund, adding that those with questions may contact Wegmans Food Markets 1-855-934-3663 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.-7 p.m. or Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, salmonella is a bacteria that can cause severe infection in infants, adults 65 and older and people with weakened immune systems.

Healthy persons infected with salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain, the CDC said.

In rare circumstances, infection with salmonella can result in more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.

The CDC added that most people recover from the illness at home within four to seven days, but those who become severely sick might need antibiotics to get better.