The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0642-2015·Announced 2014-12-17

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.

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 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 Medium
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 (2)

  • Sold between June 1 and July 21
  • 2014 at Whole Foods Stores

Distribution

Distributed in 3 states:

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.

See all 75 products in this recall →