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HighFDA (Food)·F-2160-2012·Announced 2012-09-19

Whole Foods Florida Recalls Fresh Items for Listeria Risk

Whole Foods Market in Florida is recalling fresh and seafood items that may contain raw yellow onions from Gill Onions, LLC, due to 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 corresponds to a severity score of 3 per 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. The specific product identified is the Thousand Island Surimi Crab Salad Roll, which was prepared at Whole Foods Market and distributed in the retail chef's case or on the self-service bar without a label. These items were sold directly to consumers in Whole Foods Market retail stores in the state of Florida.

The recall was initiated 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. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in vulnerable populations.

Consumers who purchased these items from Whole Foods Market in Florida should not consume them. The source text does not provide specific lot numbers, dates, or additional distribution details beyond the Florida retail stores.

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. Thousand Island Surimi Crab Salad Roll
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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