The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1941-2012·Announced 2012-08-22

St Clair Foods Recalls Sliced Yellow Onions for Listeria Risk

St Clair Foods is recalling 4/5 SYS Sliced Yellow Onions distributed by Sysco in Tennessee due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

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 metadata explicitly classifies this as an FDA Class I recall, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

St Clair Foods, Inc. is recalling 56 cases of 4/5 SYS Sliced Yellow Onions (SUPC 1232222) distributed by Sysco in Tennessee. The product is identified by codes 3164, 3174, 3184, and 3194.

The recall was issued because the onions may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The source text notes that onions further processed by the firm may be affected by this contamination.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their inventory for the specific codes and distribution details listed above. If the product is found, it should not be consumed.

The recalled product

Product
4/5 SYS SLICED YELLOW ONIONS, 720621 SUPC 1232222, Distributed by: SYSCO
Hazard
Affected units
56

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 (4)

  • Codes: 3164
  • 3174
  • 3184
  • 3194

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by St Clair Foods, Inc. 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 2 products in this recall →

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