Recalls / Class I
Class IF-1266-2020
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
M60024CS Onions Red Whole Peeled sold by pound for foodservice use. Product is perishable, refrigerated, shelf life 5 days, and packed in 5 lbs. cello bags. No label was attached/provided.
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- No Best by Date or Expiration dates are included on packaging.
- Quantity
- 10 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-1266-2020. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.