McCain Foods Recalls Diced Sweet Onions Due to Listeria and Salmonella Testing
McCain Foods USA is recalling 23,203 cases of Dark Caramelized Diced Sweet Onions because finished product was released after presumptive positive tests for Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella without confirmation.
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 monocytogenes and Salmonella) without reported illness, which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
McCain Foods USA is recalling 23,203 cases of Dark Caramelized 3/8" Diced Sweet Onions, sold in 20 lb. containers 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. The company did not conduct confirmation testing for these results before releasing the product.
The affected product was shipped on or after January 1, 2016, and distributed in the US, Canada, China, Korea, and Mexico. Specific batch numbers are listed in the official recall notice. Consumers should check their inventory for the specific batch numbers and product details listed in the FDA recall notice. If the product is found, it should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Dark Caramelized 3/8" Diced Sweet Onions; Sold in 20 lb. containers. Brand Name:Jon-Lin¿
- Manufacturer
- McCain Foods USA
- Category
- Food — Frozen Vegetables
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 23,203
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.
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