FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-2159-2012

Class I— FDA's most serious classification, issued when there is a reasonable probability that consumption of or exposure to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

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

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
None
Quantity
Unknown

Why it was recalled

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 initiated a recall on their product due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Recalling firm

Firm
Ron Stockman Whole Foods
Notification channel
Other
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
6451 N Federal Hwy 101, N/A, Ft Lauderdale, Florida 33308

Distribution

Distribution pattern
Products were sold directly to the consumers though our Whole Foods Market Retail stores in the state of Florida.

Timeline

Recall initiated
2012-07-27
FDA classified
2012-09-07
Posted by FDA
2012-09-19
Terminated
2012-09-19
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-2159-2012. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.