Food recall

Bakkavor Foods USA Inc. recall: WHOLE FOODS MARKET red lentil dal NET WT

Bakkavor Foods USA Inc., of Charlotte, NC, recalled WHOLE FOODS MARKET red lentil dal NET WT. The FDA's reason: “Possible Listeria monocytogenes in product.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on April 19, 2022, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of May 11, 2022. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Listeria

Status

Terminated

Closed December 17, 2025

The recall

Company
Bakkavor Foods USA Inc. (Charlotte, NC)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Possible Listeria monocytogenes in product”
Where it was sold
Product was shipped to the following states: CA, CO, CT. FL, GA, IL, MD, TX & WA.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
90051

The product recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-1043-2022 Class I

    WHOLE FOODS MARKET red lentil dal NET WT. 12 OZ (340g) DISTRIBUTED BY: WHOLE FOODS MARKET AUSTIN, TX 78703 UPC 1 95515 02394 8

    Codes: USE BY 4/15/2022, USE BY 4/17/2022, USE BY 4/18/2022, USE BY 4/19/2022, USE BY 4/22/2022, USE BY 4/24/2022, USE BY 4/25/2022 & USE BY 4/26/2022

    Quantity: 3,855 cs/4/12 oz trays

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of May 11, 2022.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.