The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1923-2012·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 from sourced ingredients.

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 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 voluntarily recalling sliced fresh yellow onions and salsa products. The recall is necessary because the yellow onions used in these products were sourced from Gills Onions, LLC, which were previously recalled for Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products include items labeled as "FC Salsa Pico de Gallo" with Item # 302945. These are fresh-made, ready-to-eat products. The recall involves 9 cases of the product.

The products were distributed in South Florida. Consumers who have 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: "***FC Salsa Pico de Gallo"***Refrigerate at 34 F***" Item # 302945 FC SALSA PICO DE GALLO 2/5#. Product is fresh made - Ready To Eat.
Hazard
Affected units
9

Is your product affected?

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Lot numbers (1)

  • Item # 302945

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.

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