Class IF-0330-2024

Class I— FDA's most serious classification, issued when there is a reasonable probability that consumption of or exposure to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Product

Gills Onions 8 oz cups, diced yellow onions

Type: Food
Affected lot / code info: UPC: 643550000658; Use-by 8/12/23, Lot 223YAC2A1Z206; Use-by 8/14/23, Lot 223YAS3A1Z208; Use-by 8/15/23, Lot 223YAS3A1Z209; Use-by 8/19/23, Lot 223YAM4A1Z213; Use-by 8/21/23, Lot 223YAS3A1Z215; Use-by 8/26/23, 223YAS3A1Z220; Use-by 8/28/23, Lot 223YAM4A1Z222
Quantity: 5,670 lb

Why it was recalled

Potential contamination with Salmonella Thompson

Recalling firm

Firm: Gills Onions, LLC
Notification channel: Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address: 1051 Pacific Ave, Oxnard, California 93030-7254

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Distributors in Canada AB, BC, NB, NS, ON; and the United States AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA and WI.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2023-10-23
FDA classified: 2023-11-08
Posted by FDA: 2023-11-15
Terminated: 2024-09-20
Status: Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-0330-2024. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.