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
- 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.