The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1601-2020·Announced 2020-10-07

Spokane Produce Recalls Sliced Onions Due to Salmonella Newport Risk

Spokane Produce, Inc. is recalling 110 pounds of sliced white onions due to potential Salmonella Newport contamination. The product was distributed in five western states.

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 FDA has classified this recall as Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Plain-English summary

Spokane Produce, Inc. is voluntarily recalling 110 pounds of Item 79371 Onion White Sliced, Refrigerated, net wt. 5 LB, packaged in Sealed Plastic Bag. The product is being recalled because it contains onion supplied from Thomson International, Inc., which is associated with a Salmonella Newport outbreak.

The recalled product has no label and expiration dates ranging from 05/17/20 to 07/22/20. It was distributed in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming.

Consumers who purchased this product should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. The FDA classifies this recall as Class I, which is the most serious type of recall.

The recalled product

Product
Item 79371 Onion White Sliced, Refrigerated, net wt. 5 LB, packaged in Sealed Plastic Bag. No label.

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)

  • Expiration Dates range from 05/17/20 to 07/22/20

Distribution

Distributed in 5 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 71 recalled by Spokane 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.

See all 71 products in this recall →

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