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 SANDWICH***CHICKEN ( 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, EG

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 y…

Recall #: F-2156-2012
Affected scope: N/A
Initiated: July 27, 2012

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Ron Stockman Whole Foods recalled Gills Onions were used in this product. The Thousand Island Chicken Salad Sandwich is… - a critical-severity action.

Gills Onions were used in this product. The Thousand Island Chicken Salad Sandwich is… was recalled by Ron Stockman Whole Foods in September 19, 2012. Reason: Whole Foods Market in Florida recalled certain fresh food items sold in the prepared foods department and one…. Check the official notice for the remedy. Verify recall #F-2156-2012 with the FDA Food before acting.

The recall

Ron Stockman Whole Foods issued this critical-severity FDA Food recall-Whole Foods Market in Florida recalled certain fresh food items sold in the prepared foods department and one….

Critical
severity level: Class I
classification: September 19, 2012
reported

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Recall Insight

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Where this agency-classified recall sits among FDA Class I/II/III notices

Of 88,244 recalls with an agency hazard classification, 19,068 are high severity, 64,652 moderate, and 4,524 low. A further 16,179 CPSC/NHTSA recalls have no agency class and are excluded from this split. This recall is classified high severity.

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Product description

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 MARKET***THOUSAND ISLAND CHICKEN SALAD SANDWICH***CHICKEN ( 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), ....***"

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.

Recall Profile

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Attribute	Value
Agency	U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Severity class	Critical (Class I)
Status	Terminated
Recall number	F-2156-2012
Date reported	September 19, 2012
Date initiated	July 27, 2012
Recalling firm	Ron Stockman Whole Foods
Firm location	Ft Lauderdale, FL
Affected scope	N/A
Distribution	Products were sold directly to the consumers though our Whole Foods Market Retail stores in the state of Florida.

Profile values are sourced directly from the official FDA Food enforcement record. Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

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This recall was issued by the FDA Food on September 19, 2012. Severity: Critical. Recall number: F-2156-2012.

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

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