Fresh Ideas Recalls Costa Whole Peeled Onions Due to Listeria Risk
Fresh Ideas Inc. is recalling 25 lb bags of Costa Whole Peeled 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 source text explicitly states the agency classification is Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Fresh Ideas Inc. is recalling 262 cases of 25 lb poly bags of Costa Whole Peeled Onions (Item #00841, #B841). The product was packed by Fresh Ideas Co. in Boston, MA, and produced between July 18, 2012, and July 25, 2012.
The recall is being conducted because the onions contain recalled Gill's Onions, which are associated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected product was distributed in Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Vermont, New York, and New Jersey.
Consumers who have this product should stop using it and contact the recalling firm for further instructions. The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
The recalled product
- Product
- Costa Whole Peeled Onions (Item #00841, #B841) 25 lb poly bag Packed by: Fresh Ideas Co., 18 Bunker Hill Industrial Park, Boston, MA 02129 Item # 00254
- Manufacturer
- Fresh Ideas Inc.
- Category
- Food — Produce
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 262
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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