The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-0220-2019·Announced 2018-10-31

McCain Foods Recalls Fire-Roasted Onion and Pepper Strip Blend

McCain Foods USA is recalling Fire-Roasted Onion/Pepper Strip Blend due to potential Listeria and Salmonella contamination discovered during an internal audit.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves high-risk pathogens (Listeria and Salmonella) without reported illness, which aligns with the 'High' severity criteria in the rubric.

Plain-English summary

McCain Foods USA is recalling 30,007 cases of Fire-Roasted Onion/Pepper Strip Blend sold in 20 lb. bags under the Jon-Lin brand. The recall was initiated after an internal audit at the manufacturing location revealed that finished product had been released on numerous occasions following presumptive positive test results for Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella. Confirmation testing for these pathogens was not conducted at the time of release.

The affected products were distributed in the US, Canada, China, Korea, and Mexico. The recall includes all products shipped on or after January 1, 2016, with specific batch numbers 1001811631, 1001911953, 1002517047, 1002145601, 1002747065, and 1002362556.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their inventory for the listed batch numbers and stop using the product if it matches the recall criteria. The FDA classifies this as a Class II recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of the product could cause temporary or medically reversible health adverse effects.

The recalled product

Product
Fire-Roasted Onion/Pepper Strip Blend: Sold in 20 lb. Brand Name: Jon-Lin¿
Manufacturer
McCain Foods USA
Category
Food — Frozen Vegetables
Hazard
Affected units
30,007

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • All products shipped on or after January 1

Distribution

Distribution scope not specified by the agency.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 63 recalled by McCain Foods USA under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 63 products in this recall →

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