Agency classClass IOur severity:Severe FDA (Food)·F-2156-2012·Announced 2012-09-19

Whole Foods Florida Recalls Chicken Salad Sandwiches 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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of at least 4 per the rubric, and the hazard involves Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen.

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 products 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 specific product identified in the recall notice is the Thousand Island Chicken Salad Sandwich, which is sold at the chef's case, self-serve counter, or packaged. The product is labeled as "WHOLE FOODS MARKET THOUSAND ISLAND CHICKEN SALAD SANDWICH" and contains ingredients such as chicken, eggs, cabbage, carrots, and Thousand Island dressing. The recall notice does not specify a lot number or expiration date for the affected items.

Products were sold directly to consumers through Whole Foods Market retail stores in the state of Florida. Consumers who have purchased these items should check their refrigerators and discard any affected products or return them to the store for a refund. The recall is precautionary, as no illnesses have been reported in connection with the contaminated onions.

The recalled product

Product: Gills Onions were used in this product. The Thousand Island Chicken Salad Sandwich is sold at the chef's case, self serve counter, or packaged. Packaged product is labeled as listed below: "***WHOLE FOODS MARKET***THOUSAND ISLAND CHICKEN SALAD SANDWICH***CHICKEN (…
Manufacturer: Ron Stockman Whole Foods
Category: Food — Prepared Foods
Hazard: listeria

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 (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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