The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-2069-2012·Announced 2012-09-05

Fresh Ideas Soup Vegetable Mix Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Fresh Ideas Inc. is recalling soup vegetable mixes containing recalled Gill's Onions due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classified this recall as Class I — 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. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "Products contain recalled Gill's Onions due to Listeria monocytogenes"

Plain-English summary

Fresh Ideas Inc. is recalling Small Soup Vegetable Mix (Item #CC4) and Medium Soup Mix Vegetables (Item #CC5) in 5 lb poly bags. The products contain recalled Gill's Onions, which are contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected items are packed by Fresh Ideas Co. in Boston, MA, and include Spanish Onions, Carrots, and Celery.

The recall involves 35 cases of the products. The affected items have Use By dates of 7/19/12, 7/20/12, 7/21/12, 7/22/12, 7/24/12, and 7/25/12. The products were distributed in MA, ME, RI, NH, CT, VT, NY, and NJ.

Consumers should check their pantries for these specific items and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.

The recalled product

Product
Small Soup Vegetable Mix:-(Item #CC4) Spanish Onions {1/4" dice), Carrots, Celery Medium Soup Mix Vegetables (Item #CC5) Spanish Onions (1/2" dice), Carrots. Celery 5 lb poly bags Packed by: Fresh Ideas Co., 18 Bunker Hill Industrial Park, Boston, MA 02129 Item # 00254
Manufacturer
Fresh Ideas Inc.
Category
Food — Vegetable Mix
Hazard
Affected units
35

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 (6)

  • Use By: 7/19/12
  • 7/20/12
  • 7/21/12
  • 7/22/12
  • 7/24/12
  • 7/25/12

Distribution

Distributed in 7 states:

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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