Whole Foods Market Fresh Fruit Tarts Recalled for Listeria Risk
Whole Foods Market is recalling fresh fruit tarts decorated with plums due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
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 4-inch, 6-inch, and 9-inch fresh fruit tarts decorated with plums. The recall covers products sold between June 1 and July 21, 2014, at Whole Foods Market stores in all states except Florida, Washington, and Oregon.
The recall was issued because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The specific UPC/PLU codes for the affected items are 0201189005002, 0201898022000, and 0201897029000.
Consumers who purchased these tarts should check their refrigerators and discard the product or return it to the store of purchase for a refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- Whole Foods Market 4" fresh fruit tart decorated with plums, UPC/PLU 0201189005002; Whole Foods Market 6" fresh fruit tart decorated with plums, UPC/PLU 0201898022000; Whole Foods Market 9" fresh fruit tart decorated with plums, UPC/PLU 0201897029000
- 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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