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Wegmans Recalls Cilantro Lime Green Sauce Due to Foreign Material

Wegmans recalls Cilantro Lime Green Sauce in 8 oz and bulk containers due to potential foreign material. Check your pantry for affected lots.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-1327-2019FoodWegmans ›
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Recalling firmWegmans Food Markets, Inc.1500 Brooks Ave · Rochester, NY 14624-3512
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Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is recalling its Wegmans Food You Feel Good About Cilantro Lime Green Sauce because the product may contain foreign material. The recall affects both 8-ounce plastic containers and 0.5-gallon bulk plastic containers distributed in Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia. No specific remedy or return instructions are provided in the record. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/17545-wegmans-recalls-cilantro-lime-green-sauce-due-to-foreign-material.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/17545-wegmans-recalls-cilantro-lime-green-sauce-due-to-foreign-material · Updated October 11, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1327-2019

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“Wegmans Recalls Cilantro Lime Green Sauce Due to Foreign Material.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/17545-wegmans-recalls-cilantro-lime-green-sauce-due-to-foreign-material. Based on FDA recall #F-1327-2019 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1327-2019%22&limit=1).

Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. recalled Wegmans Food You Feel Good About Cilantro Lime Green Sauce due to potential foreign material contamination, the FDA said on April 24, 2019. The voluntary Class II recall affects products sold in Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Wegmans
  • Product: Cilantro Lime Green Sauce
  • Description: A finishing sauce for meats, seafood & Veggies in 8 oz. plastic containers or .5 gallon bulk plastic containers
  • Dates: 051519 (8oz), 051719 (Bulk), 052119 (Bulk)
  • Units: 1,256 units (8 oz containers), 406 units (0.50 gal. containers)

The hazard

The product may contain foreign material, the FDA said. The recall was classified as Class II.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. has had 37 other recalls on record since April 21, 2014. Recent similar recalls include a November 22, 2025 recall of Locatelli Grated Pecorino Romano due to Listeria risk and a September 26, 2025 recall of Brulee Cheesecake Large for undeclared pecans. Other recent recalls of similar products include Evergreen Refreshments Ready-to-Eat Eggs Potatoes Cheese Tacos (December 5, 2025) and Ventura Foods Carolina-Style Mustard BBQ Sauce (November 6, 2025).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for Wegmans Food You Feel Good About Cilantro Lime Green Sauce in 8 oz plastic containers with code date 051519, or 0.5 gallon bulk plastic containers with code dates 051719 or 052119.

  • Brand
    Wegmans
  • Category
    Food
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Stop consuming the sauce

    Do not eat the recalled Cilantro Lime Green Sauce due to the risk of foreign material.

  2. Discard or return product

    The record does not specify a remedy, so you should discard the product or contact Wegmans for further instructions.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 6 states.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: not listedILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: yesNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: yesMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: not listedOHPennsylvania: yesPANew Jersey: yesNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: not listedCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: yesVAMaryland: yesMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: not listedTXFlorida: not listedFL

FDA distribution: “MA, NY, PA, NJ, MD, and VA” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 3 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Apr 24, 201912. FDA classified it Class II: May 3, 201923. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: May 15, 201934. FDA terminated the recall: Jul 15, 201942019
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Where this comes from

The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

  • Official source: FDA Recall #F-1327-2019 (April 24, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1327-2019 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 11, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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