Recalls / Class I
Class IF-1847-2012
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
Diced Yellow Onions, 7oz, UPC 643550000405, Gills Onions Label; Diced Yellow onions, 5lb bag, UPC 898634001018, True Leaf label; Diced Yellow onions, 8oz, UPC 643550000498, clear plastic containers sold in Wegmans stores; Diced Yellow Onions, Oignons jaunes frais, en des, 198 grams, UPC 643550000443, Gills Onions Label. Diced Yellow Onions, 5lbs, "Gills Onions" label, no UPC.
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- USA Lot code: 22YAA1A2184 for 7oz, and Canada Lot code: 22YAA1A2184 for 198g. Recall expanded on July 25, 2012 with the following codes: USA Lot code: all for 7oz, 8oz, and 5lbs on or before August 3, 2012. Canada Lot code: all for 198 g on or before August 3, 2012.
- Quantity
- 787,457 lbs total
Why it was recalled
Gills Onions is recalling diced and slivered red and yellow onions and diced celery and onion mix because they may be contaminated by Listeria monocytogenes.
Recalling firm
- Firm
- Gills Onions, LLC
- Notification channel
- Letter
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 1051 Pacific Ave, Oxnard, California 93030-7254
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- Nationwide in the US and to Canada
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2012-07-17
- FDA classified
- 2012-08-06
- Posted by FDA
- 2012-08-15
- Terminated
- 2012-10-25
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1847-2012. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.