McCain Foods Recalls Fire-Roasted Red Onion and Pepper Blend
McCain Foods USA is recalling Fire-Roasted Red Onion & Pepper Blend because it was released after presumptive positive tests for Listeria 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 Fire-Roasted Red Onion & Pepper Blend sold in 2 lb. containers under the Hot Stuff Foods brand. The recall involves 16,316 cases of the product. The affected products were distributed in the US, Canada, China, Korea, and Mexico.
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. Confirmation of these positive results was not conducted. The affected products were shipped on or after January 1, 2016, and include specific batch numbers listed in the recall notice.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific batch numbers and contact the manufacturer for instructions on disposal or return. 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 Red Onion & Pepper Blend: Sold in 2 lb. containers. Brand Name: Hot Stuff Foods¿
- Manufacturer
- McCain Foods USA
- Category
- Food — Frozen Vegetables
- Hazard
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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