The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0401-2020·Announced 2019-12-25

Whole Foods Recalls Chicken Orange and Vegetable Meals for Listeria Risk

Whole Foods Market is recalling Family Meal Chicken Orange and Vegetable products due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Listeria monocytogenes) without reported illnesses, which aligns with the 'High' severity criteria in the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Whole Foods Market is voluntarily recalling approximately 12,898 pounds of Family Meal Chicken Orange and Vegetable products. The recall is being conducted because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products were sold packaged in stores with UPC 22849900000 and PLU 28499. These items were distributed nationwide and were sold between October 10, 2019, and November 4, 2019.

Consumers who have purchased these products should discard them or return them to the store of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, older adults, and individuals with weakened immune systems.

The recalled product

Product
Family Meal Chicken Orange and Vegetable UPC 22849900000 sold packaged in stores, PLU 28499
Manufacturer
Whole Foods Market
Hazard

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • Sold from Oct.10.2019 through Nov. 4.2019

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 57 recalled by Whole Foods Market under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 57 products in this recall →