Fresh Red Onions Recalled for Potential Salmonella Thompson Contamination
Gills Onions is recalling 325 lb of fresh diced red onions due to potential Salmonella Thompson contamination. The product was distributed across multiple U.S. states and Canadian provinces.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The FDA classified this as a Class I recall, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4. The hazard is potential Salmonella Thompson contamination, a high-risk pathogen. No illnesses have been reported.
Plain-English summary
Gills Onions, LLC is recalling 325 lb of fresh diced red onions in 1/5 lb containers due to potential contamination with Salmonella Thompson. The product code is 5510140506, with affected product lots 123RAC1B1P212, 223RAB1B2R205, and 223RAB1B2R220.
The recalled onions were distributed to multiple U.S. states and Canadian provinces. U.S. distribution included Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. Canadian distribution included Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Ontario.
Consumers who have this product should not consume it. The product should be discarded or returned to the retailer. Food service establishments, retailers, and distributors should immediately remove this product from inventory and prevent its further distribution.
The recalled product
- Product
- Gills Onions 1/5 LB CTN FRESH 1/4" DICED RED ONIONS W/ZIPPER
- Manufacturer
- Gills Onions, LLC
- Category
- Food — Produce
- Hazard
- salmonella
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 (2)
- Product 5510140506
- Finished product lots: 123RAC1B1P212 223RAB1B2R205 223RAB1B2R220
Distribution
Distributed in 36 states:
- AZ
- CA
- CO
- CT
- FL
- GA
- IA
- ID
- IL
- IN
- KY
- LA
- MA
- MD
- ME
- MI
- MN
- MO
- MS
- MT
- NC
- ND
- NE
- NM
- NV
- OH
- OK
- OR
- PA
- SC
- TN
- TX
- UT
- VA
- WA
- WI
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