Fresh Ideas Recalls Costa Sliced Onions Due to Listeria Risk
Fresh Ideas Inc. is recalling Costa sliced onions because they contain recalled Gill's Onions linked to Listeria monocytogenes.
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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 per the rubric. Additionally, the presence of Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
Fresh Ideas Inc. is voluntarily recalling specific lots of Costa 1/16" Sliced Onions and Costa 1/4" Sliced Onions. The recall is necessary because these products contain recalled Gill's Onions that are associated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected products are 5 lb poly bags of Costa 1/16" Sliced Onions (Item # 00254) and Costa 1/4" Sliced Onions (Item #C50). These items were packed by Fresh Ideas Co. in Boston, MA. The production dates for the recalled units fall between July 18, 2012, and July 25, 2012.
The recall covers 47 cases of these products. Distribution was limited to Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Vermont, New York, and New Jersey. Consumers who have these products should check their production dates and item numbers and dispose of the product or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Costa 1/16" Sliced Onions, 5 lb poly bag (Item # 00254); Costa 1/4" Sliced Onions, 5 lb poly bag (Item #C50) Packed by: Fresh Ideas Co., 18 Bunker Hill Industrial Park, Boston, MA 02129
- Manufacturer
- Fresh Ideas Inc.
- Category
- Food — Cut Vegetables
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 47
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 (2)
- Produced on: Between 7/18/12
- and 7/25/12
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 13 recalled by Fresh Ideas 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.
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