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CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2149-2012·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.

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 metadata explicitly classifies this as an FDA Class I recall, which mandates a severity 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 were prepared using raw yellow onions processed by Gill Onions, LLC. The specific product identified in the recall details is Seasonal Succotash, which was prepared at Whole Foods Market and distributed in the retail chef's case or on the self-service bar. The product was not sold labeled.

The recall was initiated because Gill Onions, LLC recalled their product due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.

Consumers who purchased these items from Whole Foods Market retail stores in Florida should discard them or return them to the store for a refund. The products were sold directly to consumers in Florida.

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. SEASONAL SUCCOTASH
Hazard

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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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