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Lower risk Food recall · FDA · Published February 24, 2017

Whole Foods Spinach Or: Undeclared Pine Nuts in Salad

Whole Foods recalls spinach orzo salad sold by weight with PLU starting 61159 due to undeclared pine nuts. Consumers should check purchase dates.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-1675-2017FoodWhole Food Market ›
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Recalling firmWhole Food Market125 Cambridgepark Dr Fl 5th · Cambridge, MA 02140-2329
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What happened, in plain English

Whole Food Market is recalling spinach orzo salad sold by weight with PLU numbers starting 61159 because it contains undeclared pine nuts. This poses a risk for people with nut allergies who may react to the hidden pine nuts. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/22173-whole-foods-spinach-or-undeclared-pine-nuts-in-salad.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/22173-whole-foods-spinach-or-undeclared-pine-nuts-in-salad · Updated October 8, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1675-2017

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“Whole Foods Spinach Or: Undeclared Pine Nuts in Salad.” GovInfoNow, updated October 8, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/22173-whole-foods-spinach-or-undeclared-pine-nuts-in-salad. Based on FDA recall #F-1675-2017 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1675-2017%22&limit=1).

Why it’s dangerous

The salad contains pine nuts that were not listed on the label. This can cause allergic reactions in people who are sensitive or allergic to pine nuts, especially if they have a nut allergy.

Who’s affected

People who purchased this salad between February 24 and the current date are affected. Those with nut allergies are at higher risk due to potential allergic reactions.

How to tell if you have this one

Check for PLU numbers starting with 61159 on the product label. The salad was sold by weight and available from February 24 or earlier.

  • Brand
    Whole Food Market
  • Category
    Food
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Product Label

    Look for PLU numbers starting with 61159 on the spinach orzo salad label.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 5 states.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: yesMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: yesNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: not listedILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: yesRIMassachusetts: yesMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: not listedOHPennsylvania: not listedPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: yesCTCalifornia: not listedCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: 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: “Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine and Rhode Island” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 33 days after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Feb 24, 201712. FDA classified it Class I: Mar 21, 201723. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Mar 29, 201734. FDA terminated the recall: Mar 29, 201742017
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class I
  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-1675-2017 (February 24, 2017) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1675-2017 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 8, 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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