Food recall

Gills Onions, LLC recall: 3/16" Slivered Red Onions

Gills Onions, LLC, of Oxnard, CA, recalled 3/16" Slivered Red Onions and 3 other products. The FDA's reason: “Gills Onions is recalling diced and slivered onions because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on September 6, 2012, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of October 10, 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 31, 2012

The recall

Company
Gills Onions, LLC (Oxnard, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Gills Onions is recalling diced and slivered onions because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes”
Where it was sold
nationwide in the US
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
63117

The 4 products recalled

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

  • F-2441-2012 Class I

    3/16" Slivered Red Onions, 1/5 lb; 1/4" Slivered Red Onions, 2/5lb, 4/5lb;

    Codes: lot codes: 42RNA3A1235, 22RBC1A1235.

    Quantity: 115 units

  • F-2442-2012 Class I

    1/4" Slivered Yellow Onions, 2/5lb, 4/5lb. 1/8" Slivered Yellow Onions, 2/5lb, 4/5lb. 3/16" Slivered Yellow Onions, 2/5lb, 5/2lb, 4/5lb. 3/8" Slivered Yellow Onions, 2/5 lb. 3/8" Slivered Julienne Yellow Onions, 4/5lb.

    Codes: lot codes: 22YAW1A1235, 22YAN1A1235, 22YAO1B1235, 22YAN1B1235, 22YAV1B1235.

    Quantity: N/A

  • F-2443-2012 Class I

    1/4" Diced Red Onions, 5lb, 2/5lb, 4/5lb; 3/8" Diced Red Onions, 2/5 lb, 4/5lb;

    Codes: lot codes: 42RNA3A1235, 22RBC1A1235.

    Quantity: N/A

  • F-2444-2012 Class I

    1/2" Diced Yellow Onions, 2/5lb, 4/5lb, 20lb. 1/4" Diced Yellow Onions, 1/5 lb, 2/5lb, 4/5lb. 1/8" Diced Yellow Onions, 4/5lb. 3/16" Diced Yellow Onions, 4/5lb. 3/8" Diced Yellow Onions, 1/5lb, 2/5lb, 4/5lb.

    Codes: lot codes: 22YAW1A1235, 22YAN1A1235, 22YAO1B1235, 22YAN1B1235, 22YAV1B1235.

    Quantity: 4,573 units

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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 October 10, 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.