Gills Onions were used in this product. The Thousand Island Chicken Salad Sandwich is sold at the chef's c

Recall map → All recalls → F-2156-2012

Gills Onions were used in this product. The Thousand Island Chicken Salad Sandwich is sold at the chef's case, self serve counter, or packaged. Packaged product is labeled as listed below: "WHOLE FOODS MARKETTHOUSAND ISLAND CHICKEN SALAD SANDWICHCHICKEN ( CHICKEN, SEASONING ( SALT, GRANULATED ONIONS & GARLIC, WHITE PEPPER, BLACK PEPPER), THYME), OR TURKEY, CAGE-FREE EGGS (EGGS, WATER, CITRIC ACID), CABBAGE, CARROTS, THOUSAND ISLAND DRESSING ( CANOLA MAYONNAISE ( CANOLA OIL, EGGS, FILTERED WATER, HONEY, VINEGAR, SEA SALT, DRY MUSTARD, LEMON JUICE), SWEET PICKLE RELISH ( CUCUMBERS, CRYSTALLIZED CANE JUICE, WATER, DISTILLED VINEGAR, SALT, DEHYDRATED PEPPERS, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, XANTHAN GUM, NATURAL SPICE FLAVORS, GUM ARABIC), SWEET THAI CHILI SAUCE ( CUCUMBERS, SUGAR, VINEGAR, SEA SALT, XANTHAN GUM, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, DEHYDRATED BELL PEPPERS, SPICES ( CELERY SEED), NATURAL FLAVORS ( CASSIA, CLOVE), CITRIC ACID), ONION, RED HOT SAUCE ( AGED CAYENNE RED PEPPERS, VINEGAR, WATER, SALT, GARLIC POWDER), ...." Ron Stockman Whole Foods · reported 2012-09-19

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: 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.
Classification: Class I
Recall initiated: 2012-07-27
Reported by the agency: 2012-09-19
Closed out (terminated): 2012-09-19
Recalling firm: Ron Stockman Whole Foods
Ft Lauderdale, FL
United States
This is the firm that issued the recall — commonly a distributor or processor. It is not the origin of contamination.
Distribution (the agency's own words): Products were sold directly to the consumers though our Whole Foods Market Retail stores in the state of Florida.
States we parsed from that text: FL
The agency named these states. Parse method explicit_state_list, confidence high.
Food category: Beverages Eggs Meat & poultry Oils & fats Prepared meals & entrees Produce (fruit & vegetables) Salads & fresh-cut produce Sauces, condiments & spicesderived
Assigned by a reviewed keyword rulebook over the product description, not by the agency.
Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number: F-2156-2012

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