The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2139-2012·Announced 2012-09-19

Whole Foods Florida Recalls Prepared Foods Due to Listeria Risk

Whole Foods Market in Florida is recalling prepared foods and one seafood item that may contain raw yellow onions processed by Gill Onions, LLC, due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly states the agency classification is Class I, which mandates a score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Whole Foods Market in Florida has recalled certain fresh food items sold in the prepared foods department and one item in the seafood department. These products may have been made using raw yellow onions processed by Gill Onions, LLC.

The recall was initiated because Gill Onions, LLC recalled their product due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The affected items include Thousand Island Potato Salad, which is sold at the chef's case, self-serve counter, or packaged, and is also sold as "Family Sized Savings Thousand Island Potato Salad."

Products were sold directly to consumers through Whole Foods Market retail stores in the state of Florida. Consumers who purchased these items should check their refrigerators and discard any affected products or return them to the store of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Gills Onions were used in this product. The Thousand Island Potato Salad is sold at the chef's case, self serve counter, or packaged.It is also sold as "Family Sized Savings Thousand Island Potato Salad". Packaged product is labeled as listed below: "***WHOLE FOODS MARK
Hazard

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Lot numbers (1)

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Distribution

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Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 31 recalled by Ron Stockman Whole Foods 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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