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. CHUNKY RANCH VEGETABLE SALAD NO OIL ADDED

Ron Stockman Whole Foods recalled Gills Onions were used in this product. in a Class I action — the FDA's most serious tier, reserved for products with a reasonable probability of causing serious health consequences or death on Jul 27, 2012.

The recall was triggered by possible Listeria contamination: "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." Listeria monocytogenes can grow at refrigerator temperatures and is especially dangerous for pregnant people, newborns, older adults, and those with weakened immune systems.

The product reached multiple states, recorded by the FDA as "Products were sold directly to the consumers though our Whole Foods Market Retail stores in the state of Florida." A multi-state footprint means the same lot can surface in households far from the producer. The recalling firm is based in Ft Lauderdale, FL. The recall covers Unknown of product. The FDA has Terminated this recall (first reported Sep 19, 2012), its final lifecycle state, indicating the agency considers the corrective action resolved. The historical record remains useful for tracking a brand's recall pattern over time.