Gills Onions diced red onions recalled for potential Salmonella contamination
Gills Onions is recalling diced red onions that may be contaminated with Salmonella Thompson. Consumers with affected product lots should not consume them.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
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 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: FDA Class I recall with Salmonella Thompson, a high-risk pathogen. No illnesses have been reported to date.
Plain-English summary
Gills Onions, LLC is recalling certain lots of its 2/5 lb containers of fresh 3/8" diced red onions due to potential contamination with Salmonella Thompson. Salmonella is a bacterium that can cause serious illness.
The recalled product was distributed in the United States (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) and in Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Ontario). A total of 12,840 pounds of product is affected. The recalled product lot numbers are: 123RAB1B1P207, 123RAB1B1P209, 123RAB1B1P212, 123RAB1B1P214, 123RAB1B2R202, 123RAC1B2R205, 223RAB1B1P221, 223RAB1B2R205, 223RAE1B1P214, and 223RAE1B2R219.
Consumers who have purchased affected product should not consume it. Those who may have consumed the product and develop symptoms of Salmonella infection (such as diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps) should seek medical attention and inform their healthcare provider of the potential Salmonella exposure.
The recalled product
- Product
- Gills Onions 2/5 LB CTN FRESH 3/8" DICED RED ONIONS WITH ZIPPER
- Manufacturer
- Gills Onions, LLC
- Category
- Food — Fresh Produce
- 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)
- Product 5510381006
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 73 recalled by Gills Onions, LLC 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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