The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1996-2012·Announced 2012-08-29

Cool Creations Recalls Yellow Onions Due to Listeria Contamination

Cool Creations, LLC is recalling specific lots of packaged yellow onions due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The source metadata explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Cool Creations, LLC is voluntarily recalling certain lots of yellow onions, julienne 1/4", packaged in 5-lb. plastic bags. The recall is being conducted because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected product is identified by lot numbers 12201 through 12207, with a last use-by date of August 30, 2012. The firm name on the label is Cool Creations, LLC, located in North Kansas City, MO.

Direct distribution of the recalled product was made to Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. Consumers who have purchased these specific lots should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Yellow onions: Julienne 1/4", packaged in 5-lb. plastic bags, 4 per case (item 19540) The firm name on the label is Cool Creations, LLC, North Kansas City, MO.
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

Distributed in 3 states:

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.

See all 19 products in this recall →