The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-1921-2012·Announced 2012-08-15

FreshPoint South Florida Recalls Sliced Onions and Salsa for Listeria Risk

FreshPoint South Florida is recalling sliced yellow onions and salsa products due to a Listeria monocytogenes contamination risk 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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

FreshPoint South Florida is recalling sliced fresh yellow onions and salsa products. The recall is necessary because the yellow onions used to process these items were sourced from Gills Onions, LLC, which were previously recalled for Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products include sliced fresh yellow onions and salsa products, specifically labeled as "FC Salsa Chunky Tomato" (Item # 302920). The products were distributed in South Florida.

Consumers who have purchased these products should stop using them and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Yellow Onion. Product is labeled in part: "***FC Salsa Chunky Tomato"***Refrigerate at 34 F***" Item # 302920 FC SALSA CHUNKY TOMATO 2/5#. Fresh made - Ready to Eat..
Hazard
Affected units
2

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)

  • Item # 302920.

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 →

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