The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-2147-2012·Announced 2012-09-19

Whole Foods Florida Recalls Prepared Foods for Listeria Risk

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

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. The presence of Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods is a high-risk hazard.

Plain-English summary

Whole Foods Market in Florida is recalling certain fresh food items sold in the prepared foods department and one item in the seafood department. The recall is being conducted because these items may have been made using raw yellow onions processed by Gill Onions, LLC.

Gill Onions, LLC initiated a recall of their product due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The affected Whole Foods products were prepared in-store and distributed in the retail chef's case or on the self-service bar. The specific product identified in the recall notice is Russian Salad, which was not sold labeled.

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 for unlabeled prepared foods or seafood items that may have been made with raw yellow onions. If you have purchased these items, you should discard them or return them to the store for a refund.

The recalled product

Product
Gills Onions were used in this product. The product listed below is prepared at Whole Foods Market and distributed in their retail chef's case or on the self-service bar. It was not sold labeled. RUSSIAN SALAD
Manufacturer
Ron Stockman Whole Foods
Category
Food — Prepared Foods / Deli
Hazard

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Lot numbers (1)

  • None

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

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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