Food recall

Sysco Merchandising and Supply recall: Red onions packed in 5 pound bag

Sysco Merchandising and Supply, of Houston, TX, recalled Red onions packed in 5 pound bag and 2 other products. The FDA's reason: “The firm distributed onion products which have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on October 21, 2021, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of November 24, 2021. 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

Salmonella

Status

Terminated

Closed February 28, 2022

The recall

Company
Sysco Merchandising and Supply (Houston, TX)
Reason, in FDA's words
“The firm distributed onion products which have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.”
Where it was sold
AL, AR, CA, CT, FL, GA, LA, MA, NC, NH, NV, NY, OK, SC, TX
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
88979

The 3 products recalled

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

  • F-0173-2022 Class I

    Red onions packed in 5 pound bag

    Codes: Julian Dates: 182 through 243; Lots Codes: 400128, 400545, 10454, 806002, 840430, 71040, 400546, 501170, 501180, 598901, 897720

    Quantity: 2902 cases

  • F-0174-2022 Class I

    White onions packed in 10 pound bag

    Codes: Julian Dates: 182 through 243; Lot Code: 6560

    Quantity: 534 cases

  • F-0175-2022 Class I

    Whole Yellow and Spanish onions packed in 5 pound bag, 10 pound bag; Pre cut yellow colossal onions

    Codes: Julian Dates: 182 through 243; Lot Codes: 6575, 10600, 44501, 481253, 802035, 840310, 906037

    Quantity: 2746 cases

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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 November 24, 2021.

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.