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CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2161-2012·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 agency classification is FDA Class I, 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. 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 affected Whole Foods Market items include Thousand Island Surimi Salad, which is sold at the chef's case, self-serve counter, or packaged. The packaged product is labeled as "***WHOLE FOODS MARKET***THOUSAND ISLAND SURIMI SALAD***SURIMI ( FISH, PROTEIN ( POLLOCK AND/OR PACIFIC WHITING), WATER, SUGAR, WHEAT STARCH, EGG WHITE, POTATO STARCH....***".

Products were sold directly to consumers through Whole Foods Market retail stores in the state of Florida. Consumers should check their prepared foods and seafood items for the presence of raw yellow onions from Gill Onions, LLC, and discard any affected products.

The recalled product

Product
Gills Onions were used in this product. The Thousand Island Surimi Salad is sold at the chef's case, self serve counter, or packaged. Packaged product is labeled as listed below: "***WHOLE FOODS MARKET***THOUSAND ISLAND SURIMI SALAD***SURIMI ( FISH, PROTEIN ( POLLOCK AN
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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