Fresh Ideas Recalls Costa Kabob Cut White Onions Due to Listeria
Fresh Ideas Inc. is recalling Costa Kabob Cut White Onions due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed in several northeastern states.
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 according to the rubric. Additionally, the recall involves Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
Fresh Ideas Inc. is recalling Costa Kabob Cut White Onions 1" x 1" in 5 lb poly bags (Item #00275) due to the presence of Listeria monocytogenes. The recall involves 72 cases of the product, which was packed by Fresh Ideas Co. in Boston, Massachusetts.
The affected product was produced between July 18, 2012, and July 25, 2012. It was distributed in Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Vermont, New York, and New Jersey.
Consumers who have this product in their possession should stop using it and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Costa Kabob Cut White Onions 1" x 1", 5 lb poly bag (Item #00275) Packed by: Fresh Ideas Co., 18 Bunker Hill Industrial Park, Boston, MA 02129
- Manufacturer
- Fresh Ideas Inc.
- Category
- Food — Cut Vegetables
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 72
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)
- Produced on: Between 07/18/12 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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