The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-1939-2016·Announced 2016-08-24

Oregon Potato Company Recalls Frozen Yellow Onion Strips for Listeria Risk

Oregon Potato Company is voluntarily recalling specific lots of frozen yellow onion strips due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. 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, as Class I recalls involve a reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences or death.

Plain-English summary

Oregon Potato Company is voluntarily recalling IQF 3/8" Frozen Yellow Onion Strip and IQF 3/8" Yellow ORGANIC Onion Strip. The recall is issued because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products include Item numbers 103331, 103368, 103369, and 103356. The specific lot numbers involved are 161A073, 161A080, 161A084, 161A085, 161B068, 161B073, 161B080, 161B084, and 163A089. A total of 477,030 lbs. of product is affected.

The product was distributed in Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Canada, and Ireland. Consumers should check their inventory for these specific item and lot numbers and stop using the product if it matches the recall details.

The recalled product

Product
IQF 3/8" Yellow Onion Strip, Frozen, Item number 103331, bulk tote, net wt. 1150 lbs. IQF 3/8" Yellow Onion Strip, Frozen, item number 103368, bulk case, net wt. 40 lbs. Onion, Strips 3/8" 103369 40#, item number 103369, bulk case, net wt. 40 lbs. IQF 3/8" Yellow ORGANIC
Hazard

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 (9)

  • LOT numbers: 161A073
  • 161A080
  • 161A084
  • 161A085
  • 161B068
  • 161B073
  • 161B080
  • 161B084
  • 163A089.

Distribution

Distributed in 17 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 9 recalled by Oregon Potato Company 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 9 products in this recall →