FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-1655-2016

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

Frozen chopped onions labeled as: a) Kroger(R) CHOPPED ONIONS, RECIPE BEGINNINGS(R), NET WT 12 OZ (340g), UPC 11110 89791, DISTRIBUTED BY THE KROGER COMPANY, CINCINNATI, OH 45202 b) PICTSWEET(R) Chopped Onions, recipe helper, NET WT 10 OZ (283g), UPC 70560 96609, DISTRIBUTED BY THE PICTSWEET COMPANY, BELLS, TN 38006

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
a) UPC 11110 89791: Lot Codes: 0896BG, 0896BH, 0896BJ, 0896BK, 0896KA, 0896KB, 0956BA, 0956BB, 0956BC, 0956BD, 0956BG, 0956BJ b) UPC 70560 96609: Lot Codes: 0826BA, 0826BB, 0826BC, 0826BD, 0826BE, 0826BF, 0826BG, 0826BH, 0906BA, 0906BB
Quantity
81752 units

Why it was recalled

Products contain onions which were recalled for the possibility of Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Recalling firm

Firm
The Pictsweet Company
Notification channel
E-Mail
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
#10 Pictsweet Drive, N/A, Bells, Tennessee 38006

Distribution

Distribution pattern
Nationwide

Timeline

Recall initiated
2016-04-09
FDA classified
2016-07-07
Posted by FDA
2016-07-13
Terminated
2017-08-03
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1655-2016. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.