The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0400-2024·Announced 2023-11-15

Gills Onions sliced yellow onions recalled due to Salmonella contamination

Gills Onions is recalling Ready Set Serve sliced onions due to potential Salmonella Thompson contamination. Affected consumers should not consume the product.

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: This is an FDA Class I recall, the most serious classification for food safety, which requires a minimum severity score of 4. Although no illnesses have been reported in the available source information, Salmonella is a high-risk pathogen capable of causing serious foodborne illness.

Plain-English summary

Gills Onions, LLC is recalling Ready Set Serve brand sliced yellow onions in 2/5 pound resealable containers (total of 11,650 lb) due to potential contamination with Salmonella Thompson.

The recalled products have 12 specific lot numbers: 223YAC2A1P205, 223YAC2A2R202, 223YAM1B1P205, 223YAM4A1P220, 223YAM4A1P222, 223YAM4B1P213, 223YAM4B1P220, 223YAS3A1P207, 223YAS3A1P209, 223YAS3A1P215, 223YAS3B1P213, and 223YAY1B1P222.

The recalled products were distributed across multiple states and Canadian provinces. In the U.S., distribution included: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. In Canada, distribution included: Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Ontario.

Consumers who purchased affected products should not consume them. Individuals who believe they may have been exposed should consult a healthcare provider if they develop symptoms of Salmonella infection, including diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps.

The recalled product

Product
Ready Set Serve 2/5 LB CTN FRESH 3/16" W/SLICE "G" CUT YLW W/ZIPPER
Manufacturer
Gills Onions, LLC
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 (1)

  • Product 6532361006MK

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