The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1908-2012·Announced 2012-08-15

Garden Highway Green Peppers and Onion Slices Recalled for Listeria

GH Foods CA LLC is recalling Garden Highway Green Peppers & Yellow Onion slices due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination in the onions used.

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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which corresponds to a Critical severity score per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

GH Foods CA LLC is recalling Garden Highway Green Peppers & Yellow Onion sliced 3/8" 2 lb packages. The recall was initiated after the manufacturer received notification from Gills onions regarding a recall of onions due to Listeria monocytogenes. GH Foods used the recalled onions in the affected product.

The recalled product is distributed in California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Nebraska. Consumers should look for the Garden Highway UPC 20 826766 85344 5 and best if sold by dates ranging from July 17, 2012, to July 31, 2012.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the manufacturer for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Garden Highway Green Peppers & Yellow Onion sliced 3/8" 2 lb package. Manufactured by GH Foods CA LLC, Rancho Cordova, CA.
Manufacturer
GH Foods CA LLC
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed in 9 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 33 recalled by GH Foods CA 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.

See all 33 products in this recall →

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