Food recall: 3/16" Slivered Red Onions, 1/5 lb; 1/4" Slivered Red Onions, 2/5lb, 4/5lb;
Class I FDA enforcement event 63117. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Gills Onions is recalling diced and slivered onions because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes
Class I, in the words of FDA
a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death
Gills Onions, LLC started this food recall on 6 Sep 2012. The firm address in the FDA record is in Oxnard, CA. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 63117 has 4 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 10 Oct 2012. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 31 Oct 2012.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
nationwide in the US
Recalling firm
Gills Onions, LLC, Oxnard, CA.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
4 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-2441-2012 | 3/16" Slivered Red Onions, 1/5 lb; 1/4" Slivered Red Onions, 2/5lb, 4/5lb; | 115 units | Class I | Terminated | 10 Oct 2012 |
| F-2442-2012 | 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. | N/A | Class I | Terminated | 10 Oct 2012 |
| F-2443-2012 | 1/4" Diced Red Onions, 5lb, 2/5lb, 4/5lb; 3/8" Diced Red Onions, 2/5 lb, 4/5lb; | N/A | Class I | Terminated | 10 Oct 2012 |
| F-2444-2012 | 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. | 4,573 units | Class I | Terminated | 10 Oct 2012 |
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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Food events that started in 2012
- 515
- Share of these events in Class I
- 52%
- Product records in this event
- 4Median of the firm: 11
- Events of the firm on the register
- 4
Other events of the firm
| Initiated | Product (first record) | Type | Class | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2023 | Gills Onions 3 lb. bags, diced yellow onions | Food | Class I | 73 |
| 17 Jul 2012 | Diced Yellow Onions, 7oz, UPC 643550000405, Gills Onions Label; Diced Yellow onions, 5lb bag, UPC 898634001018, True Lea | Food | Class I | 11 |
| 19 May 2012 | Diced Red Onions, 7oz clear plastic clamshell labeled Gills Onions with the May 17, 2012 use by date, United States UPC | Food | Class I | 3 |
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report F-2441-2012The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 63117. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/63117/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA food enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
nationwide in the US
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 63117?
- The event has 4 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
115 units
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many food recalls of 2012 have the same class?
- 52% of the 515 food events that started in 2012 are in Class I.