Food, drugs, devices › Bakkavor Foods USA Inc.
Food recall: WHOLE FOODS MARKET red lentil dal NET WT. 12 OZ (340g) DISTRIBUTED BY: WHOLE FOODS MARKET AUSTIN, TX 78703 UPC 1 95515 0
Bakkavor Foods USA Inc. (Charlotte, NC) initiated this food recall on 19 Apr 2022; FDA lists 1 product record under event 90051, classified Class I.
FDA defines Class I as a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. 38% of the 452 food enforcement events initiated in 2022 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 17 Dec 2025. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Bakkavor Foods USA Inc. has 8 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 1 product record per event.
Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.
Recalling firm
Bakkavor Foods USA Inc., Charlotte, NC.
Reason for recall
"Possible Listeria monocytogenes in product"
Distribution
"Product was shipped to the following states: CA, CO, CT. FL, GA, IL, MD, TX & WA."
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-1043-2022 | WHOLE FOODS MARKET red lentil dal NET WT. 12 OZ (340g) DISTRIBUTED BY: WHOLE FOODS MARKET AUSTIN, TX 78703 UPC 1 95515 02394 8 | 3,855 cs/4/12 oz trays | Class I | Terminated | 11 May 2022 |
Context
Other enforcement events for Bakkavor Foods USA Inc.
All 8 events for Bakkavor Foods USA Inc.
Questions and answers
Why was this food recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Possible Listeria monocytogenes in product"
What does Class I mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "Product was shipped to the following states: CA, CO, CT. FL, GA, IL, MD, TX & WA."
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 17 Dec 2025. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.
Where does this data come from?
openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: openFDA food enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.