Recalls / Class I
Class IF-1851-2012
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 Celery and Onion, 7 oz, UPC 643550000429; Diced Celery and Onion, 19 oz, UPC 643550000351; Diced Celery and Onions, 8oz, UPC 643550000504, clear plastic containers sold in Wegmans; Diced Celery & Onions, Celeri et oignons frais, en des, 198g, UPC 643550000467. Diced Celery and Onions, 5lbs, "Crossvalley" label, no UPC.
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- USA Lot code: 22YAA1A2184 for 7oz and 19oz., Canada Lot code: 22YAA1A2184 for 198 g. Expanded on July 25, 2012 to include: USA Lot code: All lots for 7oz, 8oz, and 19 oz on or before August 3, 2012. Canada Lot Code: All lots 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-1851-2012. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.