Food recall

FreshPoint South Florida recall: Diced Yellow Onion

FreshPoint South Florida, of Pompano Beach, FL, recalled Diced Yellow Onion and 9 other products. The FDA's reason: “FreshPoint South Florida is recalling sliced fresh yellow onions and salsa products processed using yellow onions sourced from Gills Onions, LLC which were recalled for Listeria monocytogenes.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on July 27, 2012, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of August 15, 2012. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Listeria

Status

Terminated

Closed October 8, 2014

The recall

Company
FreshPoint South Florida (Pompano Beach, FL)
Reason, in FDA's words
“FreshPoint South Florida is recalling sliced fresh yellow onions and salsa products processed using yellow onions sourced from Gills Onions, LLC which were recalled for Listeria monocytogenes.”
Where it was sold
Products were distributed in South Florida.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
62750

The 10 products recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-1915-2012 Class I

    Diced Yellow Onion. 1) Product is labeled in part: "***Onion Yellow Diced***ORB***Orthodox Rabbinical Board of Broward and Palm Beach Counties***Refrigerate at 34 F***" "***FC Onion Yellow Diced***ORB***Orthodox Rabbinical Board of Broward and Palm Beach Counties***Refrigerate at 34 F***" Item # 159280 Onion Yellow Diced 1/4" 4/5#. Item # 301540 FC ONION YELLOW DICED 1/2" 4/5#. Item # 301560 FC ONION YELLOW DICED 1/4" 2/7#. Item # 301580 FC ONION YELLOW DICED 3/4" #. 2) Yellow Onion. Product is labeled in part: "***FC Onion Diced 1/4" EVB***ORB***Orthodox Rabbinical Board of Broward and Palm Beach Counties***Refrigerate at 34 F***" Item # 301565 FC ONION DICED 1/4" EVB.

    Codes: 1) Item # 159280, 301540, 301560, 301580. 2) 301565

    Quantity: 1) 746 cases; 2) 6 cases

  • F-1916-2012 Class I

    Yellow Onion. Product is labeled in part: "***Onion Yellow Julienne***ORB***Orthodox Rabbinical Board of Broward and Palm Beach Counties***Refrigerate at 34 F***" "***FC Onion Yellow Julienne***ORB***Orthodox Rabbinical Board of Broward and Palm Beach Counties***Refrigerate at 34 F***" Item # 301570 FC ONION YELLOW JULIENNE 3/8" 2/5#. Item # 301590 FC ONION YELLOW JULIENNE 1/4" 4/5#.

    Codes: Item # 301570, 301590.

    Quantity: 21 cases

  • F-1917-2012 Class I

    Yellow Onion. Product is labeled in part: "***Onion Yellow Ring***ORB***Orthodox Rabbinical Board of Broward and Palm Beach Counties***Refrigerate at 34 F***" "***FC Onion Yellow Ring***ORB***Orthodox Rabbinical Board of Broward and Palm Beach Counties***Refrigerate at 34 F***" Item # 301586 FC ONION YELLOW RING 1/4" TRAY. Item # 301587 FC ONION YELLOW RING 3/16" .

    Codes: Item # 301586, 301587.

    Quantity: 15 cases

  • F-1918-2012 Class I

    Yellow Onion. Product is labeled in part: "***Onion Yellow Whole***ORB***Orthodox Rabbinical Board of Broward and Palm Beach Counties***Refrigerate at 34 F***" Item # 159760 ONION YELLOW WHOLE PEELED 4/5#.

    Codes: Item # 159760.

    Quantity: 134 cases

  • F-1919-2012 Class I

    Yellow Onion. Product is labeled in part: "***FC Mix Fajita (Jul Mix Pep/Yo)***ORB***Orthodox Rabbinical Board of Broward and Palm Beach Counties***Refrigerate at 34 F***" Item # 301255 FC MIX FAJITA (JUL MIX PEP/YO) 4/5#. Product is rinsed to reduce microbial load, dried and vacuum sealed.

    Codes: Item # 301255.

    Quantity: 1 case

  • F-1920-2012 Class I

    Yellow Onion. Product is labeled in part: "***FC Mix Stir Fry "D"***Refrigerate at 34 F***" Item # 301280 FC MIX STIR FRY "D" 4/5#. Fresh Made - Ready To Eat.

    Codes: Item # 301280.

    Quantity: 7 cases

  • F-1921-2012 Class I

    Yellow Onion. Product is labeled in part: "***FC Salsa Chunky Tomato"***Refrigerate at 34 F***" Item # 302920 FC SALSA CHUNKY TOMATO 2/5#. Fresh made - Ready to Eat..

    Codes: Item # 302920.

    Quantity: 2 cases

  • F-1922-2012 Class I

    Yellow Onion. Product is labeled in part: "***FC Salsa Mango"***Refrigerate at 34 F***" Item # 302940 FC SALSA MANGO 2/5#. Product is fresh made - Ready To Eat.

    Codes: Item # 302940.

    Quantity: 7 cases

  • F-1923-2012 Class I

    Yellow Onion. Product is labeled in part: "***FC Salsa Pico de Gallo"***Refrigerate at 34 F***" Item # 302945 FC SALSA PICO DE GALLO 2/5#. Product is fresh made - Ready To Eat.

    Codes: Item # 302945

    Quantity: 9 cases

  • F-1924-2012 Class I

    Yellow Onion. Product is labeled in part: "***FC Salsa Pineapple & Papaya"***Refrigerate at 34 F***" Item # 302950 FC SALSA PINEAPPLE 2/5#. Product is fresh made - Ready To Eat.

    Codes: Item # 302950

    Quantity: 1 case

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of August 15, 2012.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.