Whole Foods Market Recalls Fruit Tarts Due to Listeria Risk
Whole Foods Market is recalling various fruit tarts because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The products were sold in most states except Florida, Washington, and Oregon.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
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 illness, which meets the criteria for a High severity score.
Plain-English summary
Whole Foods Market is recalling several varieties of fruit tarts, including Large Square, Large, Large Square, Medium, and Small sizes. The recall is being conducted because the products have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected products were sold between June 1 and July 21, 2014, at Whole Foods Market stores. Distribution included all states where Whole Foods Market stores are located, with the exception of Florida, Washington, and Oregon.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their refrigerators and discard any items matching the descriptions and UPC/PLU codes listed in the recall notice. No specific illness reports or unit counts are provided in the source text.
The recalled product
- Product
- Whole Foods Market Tart Large Square Fruit, UPC/PLU 28893200000; Whole Foods Market Tart Fruit Large, UPC/PLU 20189700000; Whole Foods Market Tart Fruit Large Square, UPC/PLU 20611000000; Whole Foods Market Tart Fruit Medium, UPC/PLU 26255; Whole Foods Market Tart Fruit…
- Manufacturer
- Whole Foods Market
- Category
- Food — Bakery / Desserts
- 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 (2)
- Sold between June 1 and July 21
- 2014 at Whole Foods Stores
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 75 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.
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