Cool Creations Recalls Diced Yellow Onions Due to Listeria Risk
Cool Creations, LLC is recalling diced yellow onions due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The products were distributed to Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma.
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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which per the rubric mandates a score of 5 (Critical) regardless of other factors, as it indicates a reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences or death.
Plain-English summary
Cool Creations, LLC is recalling specific lots of diced yellow onions because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled products include diced yellow onions in 3/8-inch and 1/4-inch cuts, packaged in 25-lb plastic bags, 5-lb bags, and 5-oz or 10-oz plastic containers for retail sale. The firm name on the label is Cool Creations, LLC, North Kansas City, MO.
The affected lot numbers are 12201 through 12207, with a last use-by date of August 30, 2012. Direct distribution of these products was made to Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. The recall is classified as Class I by the FDA, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their lot numbers and use-by dates. If the products match the recalled description, consumers should not consume them and should contact the manufacturer or dispose of the items safely.
The recalled product
- Product
- Yellow onions Diced 3/8", packaged in 25-lb. plastic bags, 1 per case (item 19551); Diced 1/4", packaged in 5-lb. bags, 2 per case (item #19516), 4 per case (item 19510), and 1 per case (item 19515). Diced yellow onion packaged in 5-oz. plastic containers, 4 per case, UPC…
- Manufacturer
- Cool Creations, LLC
- Category
- Food — Vegetables
- 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 (1)
- Lot numbers 12201 thru 12207 (last use by date affected is 8/30/2012)
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 19 recalled by Cool Creations, LLC 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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