The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1917-2012·Announced 2012-08-15

FreshPoint South Florida Recalls Sliced Yellow Onions and Salsa for Listeria Risk

FreshPoint South Florida is recalling sliced yellow onions and salsa products made with onions 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 source text identifies the agency classification as Class I and the hazard as Listeria monocytogenes, which meets the criteria for a Critical severity score.

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 products are labeled in part with "Onion Yellow Ring" and "FC Onion Yellow Ring" and include Item # 301586 and Item # 301587. The products were distributed in South Florida.

Consumers should check their pantries for these specific items and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Yellow Onion. Product is labeled in part: "***Onion Yellow Ring***ORB***Orthodox Rabbinical Board of Broward and Palm Beach Counties***Refrigerate at 34 F***" "***FC Onion Yellow Ring***ORB***Orthodox Rabbinical Board of Broward and Palm Beach Counties***Refrigerate at 34
Hazard
Affected units
15

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 # 301586
  • 301587.

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 →