Red onions; Packed under brand names of Thomson Premium, Onions 52, Utah Onions, Harley's Best,…
Recalling firm: Thomson International, Inc.
Traceback investigation into an outbreak of Salmonella Newport illnesses found red onions to be a suspect vehicle for the outbreak. After notification from FDA, firm initiated a…
Historical recall record. This is not a new recall announcement. “Terminated” describes the FDA recall process; it does not certify that an individual package is safe. FDA termination date: Sep 28, 2020.
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033383600048FDA code information
ALL CODES- shipped from May 1, 2020 to present Lot Codes: 533-543-553-563-450
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Original product description
Red onions; Packed under brand names of Thomson Premium, Onions 52, Utah Onions, Harley's Best, Onions 52, Imperial Fresh, TLC Thomson International, El Competidor Thomson Premium packed in 50 and 25 lb.mesh sack, and 2 lb. mesh sack - UPC 33383 60101 3 lb. mesh sack - UPC 33383 60102 TLC International - 40 lbs. carton - no UPC Utah onions 8 lb. mesh sack - Do not currently have UPC; Hatley's Best 8 lb. mesh sack - UPC 0 33383 60004 8 Imperial Fresh in 25 lb. mesh sack, 50, 25, 10 and 5 lb. cartons - 25 lb. Carton (Sysco/Freshpoint - carton UPC 0 00 74865 52351 6 Onions 52 - 2 lbs. mesh sack, UPC 0 33383 60101
Extracted codes and context
| Type | Code / value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| UPC | 033383600048 | lb. mesh sack - Do not currently have UPC; Hatley's Best 8 lb. mesh sack - UPC 0 33383 60004 8 Imperial Fresh in 25 lb. mesh sack, 50, 25, 10 and 5 lb. cartons - 25 lb. Carton (Sysco/Freshpoint - carton UPC 0 |
| lot | 533-543-553-563-450 | ALL CODES- shipped from May 1, 2020 to present Lot Codes: 533-543-553-563-450 |
Original FDA recall reason
Traceback investigation into an outbreak of Salmonella Newport illnesses found red onions to be a suspect vehicle for the outbreak. After notification from FDA, firm initiated a recall.
Recall details
- Recall number
- F-1272-2020
- Event ID
- 86156
- FDA status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- Aug 1, 2020
- Reported
- Sep 2, 2020
- Classified
- Aug 25, 2020
- Terminated
- Sep 28, 2020
- Quantity
- 18,750 tons - all varieties
- Location
- Bakersfield, CA, United States
- Initiation type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Notification
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Where it was distributed
Nationwide and Canada
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