Food recall: Red onions packed in 5 pound bag
Class I FDA enforcement event 88979. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
The firm distributed onion products which have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
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
Sysco Merchandising and Supply started this food recall on 21 Oct 2021. The firm address in the FDA record is in Houston, TX. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 88979 has 3 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 24 Nov 2021. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 28 Feb 2022.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
AL, AR, CA, CT, FL, GA, LA, MA, NC, NH, NV, NY, OK, SC, TX
Recalling firm
Sysco Merchandising and Supply, Houston, TX.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
3 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-0173-2022 | Red onions packed in 5 pound bag | 2902 cases | Class I | Terminated | 24 Nov 2021 |
| F-0174-2022 | White onions packed in 10 pound bag | 534 cases | Class I | Terminated | 24 Nov 2021 |
| F-0175-2022 | Whole Yellow and Spanish onions packed in 5 pound bag, 10 pound bag; Pre cut yellow colossal onions | 2746 cases | Class I | Terminated | 24 Nov 2021 |
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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Food events that started in 2021
- 463
- Share of these events in Class I
- 35%
- Product records in this event
- 3Median of the firm: 9
- Events of the firm on the register
- 2
Other events of the firm
| Initiated | Product (first record) | Type | Class | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Dec 2022 | Greco and Sons Dough Room Product No. 333 PUB DOUGH 9 oz.; Greco and Sons Dough Room Product No. 88 Christopher's 14 oz. | Food | Class I | 9 |
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report F-0173-2022The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 88979. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/88979/. 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:
AL, AR, CA, CT, FL, GA, LA, MA, NC, NH, NV, NY, OK, SC, TX
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 88979?
- The event has 3 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
2902 cases
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many food recalls of 2021 have the same class?
- 35% of the 463 food events that started in 2021 are in Class I.