The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1916-2012·Announced 2012-08-15

FreshPoint South Florida Recalls Sliced Yellow Onions and Salsa Due to Listeria

FreshPoint South Florida is recalling sliced yellow onions and salsa products made with onions sourced from Gills Onions, LLC, which were recalled for Listeria monocytogenes.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA 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

FreshPoint South Florida is recalling sliced fresh yellow onions and salsa products. These products were processed using yellow onions sourced from Gills Onions, LLC, which were previously recalled for Listeria monocytogenes.

The recalled items include specific varieties of sliced yellow onions, such as "Onion Yellow Julienne" and "FC Onion Yellow Julienne," labeled with the Orthodox Rabbinical Board of Broward and Palm Beach Counties. The products were distributed in South Florida.

Consumers who have purchased these products should stop using them and contact the recalling firm for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Yellow Onion. Product is labeled in part: "***Onion Yellow Julienne***ORB***Orthodox Rabbinical Board of Broward and Palm Beach Counties***Refrigerate at 34 F***" "***FC Onion Yellow Julienne***ORB***Orthodox Rabbinical Board of Broward and Palm Beach Counties***Refrigerat
Hazard
Affected units
21

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)

  • Item # 301570
  • 301590.

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 10 recalled by FreshPoint South Florida 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 10 products in this recall →