Red Onions recalled over Salmonella risk

Recall date

August 10, 2020

Source

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

Official notice title

Lancaster Foods LLC recalls Red Onions, Bulk

Recall number

F-1436-2020

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

Lancaster Foods LLC

Sold / distributed

Bulk Product distributed PA,AR,MD,MA,VA,DE,CT to various retailers.

Why it was recalled

Lancaster Foods LLC, 7700 Conowingo Avenue, Jessup, MD 20794 is initiating a recall of products that may have been made with the 500 pounds (bulk) of red onions out of a lot of 12,000 pounds (bulk) that were under the recalled Thomson International lots because of potential presence of salmonella bacteria. Lancaster Foods LLC. states that all minimally processed items go through a sanitize step of chlorine dioxide.

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

Red Onions, Bulk