Emerald Fruit & Produce Recalls Sliced Onions Due to Salmonella Risk
Emerald Fruit & Produce Inc is recalling sliced white onions sold for foodservice use in Oregon due to potential Salmonella Newport contamination.
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 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which meets the rubric criteria for a Critical severity score (5).
Plain-English summary
Emerald Fruit & Produce Inc is recalling M60064CS Onions White Sliced, a perishable product sold by the pound for foodservice use. The product is packed in 5-pound cellophane bags with a 5-day shelf life and was distributed only in Oregon. No labels, best-by dates, or expiration dates were attached to the packaging.
The recall was initiated due to a potential contamination with Salmonella Newport. The onions were supplied by Thomson International Inc. The agency has classified this recall as Class I, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Consumers and foodservice operators who possess this product should stop using it immediately and dispose of it or return it to the point of purchase. Because the product was sold without labels, identification may be difficult; those who have purchased unlabeled 5-pound bags of sliced white onions from Emerald Fruit & Produce Inc in Oregon should verify the source before consumption.
The recalled product
- Product
- M60064CS Onions White Sliced sold by pound for foodservice use. Product is perishable, refrigerated, shelf life 5 days, and packed in 5 lbs. cello bags. No label was attached/provided.
- Manufacturer
- Emerald Fruit & Produce Inc
- Category
- Food — 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)
- No Best by Date or Expiration dates are included on packaging.
Distribution
Distributed in 1 state:
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 12 recalled by Emerald Fruit & Produce Inc 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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