Onions/red sliced recalled over Listeria risk

Recall date

July 15, 2016

Source

U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) — enforcement report

Official notice title

Greenberg Fruit Co recalls onions/red sliced, Label states "Joe's Pride" and bears the address 9705 I Street, Omaha, NE 68127. Product is packaged…

Recall number

F-2609-2016

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

Greenberg Fruit Co

Sold / distributed

Affected product was distributed to foodservice establishments in Omaha, Lincoln, and Bellevue, NE only.

Why it was recalled

Routine environmental test samples were positive for Listeria monocytogenes on two processing machines.

Class I is the FDA’s most serious recall level: there is a reasonable probability that using this product will cause serious harm or death.

What was recalled

onions/red sliced, Label states "Joe's Pride" and bears the address 9705 I Street, Omaha, NE 68127. Product is packaged in poly bags inside cardboard boxes. All product has a best by date of 8 days after production date.