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Whole Foods Market Recalls Vegetable Blend Power SB Due to Listeria Risk

Whole Foods Market recalls 1 lb. vegetable blend power SB (ID #46000004927) sold Sept 28-Oct 20, 2017 due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should avoid consumption.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-0112-2018FoodWhole Foods Market ›
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Recalling firmWhole Foods Market5980 Horton St Ste 200 · Emeryville, CA 94608-2057
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What happened, in plain English

Whole Foods Market is recalling a 1-pound vegetable blend product (ID #46000004927) sold from September 28 to October 20, 2017, because it may contain Listeria monocytogenes. This contamination could cause serious illness if eaten. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/20200-whole-foods-market-recalls-vegetable-blend-power-sb-due-to.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/20200-whole-foods-market-recalls-vegetable-blend-power-sb-due-to · Updated October 7, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0112-2018

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“Whole Foods Market Recalls Vegetable Blend Power SB Due to Listeria Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 7, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/20200-whole-foods-market-recalls-vegetable-blend-power-sb-due-to. Based on FDA recall #F-0112-2018 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0112-2018%22&limit=1).

Why it’s dangerous

The product was manufactured with ingredients that may contain Listeria monocytogenes, a bacteria that can cause serious foodborne illness. This contamination could lead to symptoms like fever, diarrhea, and in severe cases, life-threatening complications.

Who’s affected

Anyone who purchased the 1 lb. vegetable blend power SB (ID #46000004927) from Whole Foods Market between September 28 and October 20, 2017. People who eat the product are at risk of serious illness.

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the product name 'BAY CITIES PRODUCE VEGETABLE BLEND POWER SB' and the identifier #46000004927 on the container. The product was sold on salad bars from September 28 through October 20, 2017.

  • Brand
    Whole Foods Market
  • Category
    Food
FDA recall event · 3 products

All 3 products in this recall

FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.

  • Classification
    Class I
  • Status
    Terminated
  • Distribution
    Northern CA
Recall numberProduct, codes & lots
F-0112-2018BAY CITIES PRODUCE VEGETABLE BLEND POWER SB; Identifier # 46000004927, 1 lb. container; Sold on salad bars from September 28, 2017 through October 20, 2017.
F-0113-2018SALAD CHICKEN SESAME POWER SB; Identifier #46000006100, 1 lb. container; Sold on salad bars from September 28, 2017 through October 20, 2017.
F-0114-2018SALAD CHICKEN MEXICAN POWER SB; Identifier #46000006104, 1 lb. container; Sold on salad bars from September 28, 2017 through October 20, 2017.
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Stop Using It Now

    Discard the product immediately as it may contain Listeria monocytogenes that can cause serious illness.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in California.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: not listedILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: not listedOHPennsylvania: not listedPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: not listedTXFlorida: not listedFL

FDA distribution: “Northern CA” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: California.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 19 days after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Oct 20, 201712. FDA classified it Class I: Nov 3, 201723. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Nov 8, 201734. FDA terminated the recall: Nov 8, 201742017
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class I
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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  • Official source: FDA Recall #F-0112-2018 (October 20, 2017) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0112-2018 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 7, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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