Recalls / Class I
Class IF-1265-2020
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
Onions Red Whole Dry 5 lb. bag (item 78156) for food service use, shelf life 14 days, packed in 5 lbs. cello bag and stored in box - No label was attached/provided.
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- No Best by Date or Expiration dates are included on packaging.
- Quantity
- 80 lbs. total
Why it was recalled
Processed onions products are recalled due to a potential contamination with Salmonella Newport. Onions were supplied from Thomson International Inc.
Recalling firm
- Firm
- Emerald Fruit & Produce Inc
- Notification channel
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 2525 W 7th Pl, N/A, Eugene, Oregon 97402-2688
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- distributed in OR only.
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2020-07-31
- FDA classified
- 2020-08-24
- Posted by FDA
- 2020-09-02
- Terminated
- 2020-09-28
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1265-2020. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.