Yellow onions recalled due to incomplete botulinum hazard analysis
Pueblo Fruits is recalling 23 cases of yellow onions sold to a single restaurant in Albuquerque because the firm did not complete a hazard analysis for potential Clostridium botulinum growth in vacuum-sealed bags.
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: FDA Class II recall for potential Clostridium botulinum toxin production in vacuum-sealed raw onions. While no illnesses have been reported, botulinum is a high-risk pathogen, warranting a High severity rating per the rubric criterion for high-risk pathogens without reported illness.
Plain-English summary
Pueblo Fruits, Inc. is recalling 23 cases of yellow onions in vacuum-sealed bags. The product consists of 4-5 pound bags of yellow onions with 3 outer rings, packaged in clear plastic with a white label containing lot numbers and use-by dates.
The recall was initiated because the firm failed to complete a hazard analysis for potential Clostridium botulinum growth and toxin production. Vacuum-sealed raw onions create anaerobic conditions that can promote botulinum toxin development if proper controls are not in place.
The recalled onions were distributed to a single customer: Blake's Lota Burger, 3207 Richmond Drive NE, Albuquerque, NM 87107. Product use-by dates range from April 1 to April 3, 2024. Specific lot numbers are printed on the product labels.
No illnesses or injuries related to this product have been reported. Food service operators should immediately cease serving or selling this product and discard any remaining inventory.
The recalled product
- Product
- Onion Yellow Med 3 Outer Rings 4-5 LB in a 5 LB ,vacuum sealed, clear plastic bag. Labeling: White paper label with the following information attached to the outside of plastic bag. Blake's (Richmond) Onion Yellow Med 3 Outer Rings 4-5 LB PO# 047981 Lot#787806-6883R5…
- Manufacturer
- Pueblo Fruits, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Produce
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 23
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)
- 795046-3948R1
- 787806-6883R8
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