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Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-2157-2012·Announced 2012-09-19

Whole Foods Florida Recalls Fresh Items Due to Listeria Risk

Whole Foods Market in Florida is recalling fresh prepared and seafood items that may contain raw yellow onions from Gill Onions, LLC, which are being recalled for 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 classified this recall as Class I — 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. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "Whole Foods Market in Florida recalled certain fresh food items sold in the prepared foods department and one item in the seafood department as they could of been made using raw yellow onions processed by Gill Onions, LLC. Gill Onions, LLC…"

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 precautionary 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 source text does not specify the exact number of units recalled, specific lot numbers, or the exact dates of sale for the affected Whole Foods items.

Consumers who purchased these fresh items from Whole Foods Market in Florida should stop using them and dispose of them or return them to the store. The source text does not report any illnesses or injuries associated with this recall.

The recalled product

Product
Conch Salad is labeled as listed below: "***SALAD CONCH***INGREDIENTS: GROUND CONCH, MOJO (GARLIC, ONION, GRAPEFRUIT JUICE (100% SQUEEZE D), OANGE JUICE (100% SQUEEZED) , LIME JUICE (100% PASTEURIZED ), ONION, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, CUMIN), BLACKENING SEASONING (SALT…
Hazard

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Lot numbers (1)

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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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