Oregon Potato Company

Recall #F-1946-2016 · Initiated 2016-04-06

Plain-language summary

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What happened

Oregon Potato Company is recalling approximately 1 million pounds of frozen diced yellow onions because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a bacteria that can cause serious illness. The recall affects multiple package sizes sold in bulk to restaurants, food service providers, and other commercial customers.

Who is at risk

Everyone is potentially at risk from Listeria, but pregnant women, young children, elderly people, and those with weakened immune systems face the most serious complications.

What to do

If you're a food service business that received these products, stop using them and contact Oregon Potato Company or your supplier for instructions. Home consumers should check if they purchased any frozen diced onions from this company and discard them; check the product's item number against the recall list to confirm.

Product

705000 IQF 3/8" Dice Yellow Onion, item number 101472, bulk tote, net wt. 1250 lbs. IQF 3/8" Yellow Onion Dice, item number 103330, 103341, bulk cases, net wt. 20 lbs. IQF 3/8" Yellow Onion Dice, item numbers 101578, 104147, and 104193, bulk cases, net wt. 45 lbs. IQF 3/8" Yellow Onion Dice, item number 101578, bulk container

Reason for recall

3/8" Frozen Yellow Onion Dice was voluntarily recalled because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Quantity affected

999,825 lbs.

Distribution

AZ, CA, CO, GA, IN, KY, LA, MA, MI, NJ, OH, OR, TN, TX, UT, WA, WI, and in CANADA and IRELAND

Lot / code info

LOT numbers: 161A070, 161A071, 161A072, 161A073, 161A074, 161A075, 161A076, 161A079, 161A080, 161A081, 161A082, 161A083, 161A084, 161A089, 161B069, 161B070, 161B071, 161B072, 161B074, 161B079, 161B081, 161B083, 161B088.

Voluntary / mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Initial notification

E-Mail

Terminated

2018-01-26