FDA Food Recalls

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.