The Recall Desk
HighFDA (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.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Listeria monocytogenes) without reported illness, which meets the criteria for a High severity score (3) under the rubric.

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, SPICES
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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