McCain Foods Recalls Sautéed Onion Strips Due to Listeria and Salmonella Testing Issues
McCain Foods USA is recalling Sautéed Julienne Onion Strips 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 and Salmonella) without reported illness, which corresponds to a score of 3 (High) per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
McCain Foods USA is recalling Sautéed Julienne Onion Strips With Canola Caramel, sold in 20 lb. containers under the Jon-Lin brand. The recall involves 15,475 cases of the product.
The recall was initiated after an internal audit at the manufacturing location revealed that finished product had been released on numerous occasions after receiving presumptive positive test results for Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella. The company did not conduct confirmation tests for these results before releasing the product.
The affected products were shipped on or after January 1, 2016, and distributed in the US, Canada, China, Korea, and Mexico. Consumers should check their inventory for the specific batch numbers listed in the official recall notice and stop using the product if it matches the recalled items.
The recalled product
- Product
- Saut¿ed Julienne Onion Strips With Canola Caramel; Sold in 20 lb. containers. Brand Name: Jon-Lin¿
- Manufacturer
- McCain Foods USA
- Category
- Food — Frozen Foods
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 15,475
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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