According to an FDA Recall Notice [1] issued on June 30, 2022, this action affects the following products:
| Product description | Brand on PLU sticker< |
PLU no. on sticker or Lot# on bag | Dates available for sale in stores | Retailers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vidalia sweet onions sold by the pound | Little Bear | PLU 4159 | Sold in stores June 23 and 24 | Sold at Wegman’sRochester, NY- area stores, two- Pennsylvania locations, Massachusetts Stores |
| Vidalia sweet onions sold by the pound | Little Bear | PLU 4159 | Sold in stores June 22-24 | Sold at Publix stores in Florida and in the following South Georgia counties: Barrow, Clarke, DeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson, Oconee and Walton. |
| 6 lb. bagged Vidalia sweet onions | Why FFA Matters | Lot#CHW032A UPC026303610067 | Shipped to DC on June 21 | Shipped to Sam’s Club’s distribution center in North Carolina. According to Sam’s, all recalled onions were destroyed and unavailable for sale to consumers. |
"The recall comes after internal company testing detected Listeria on a single pack line," FDA said. "Although the company cleans and sanitizes its pack lines regularly, it is recalling onions packed on the implicated packing line before and after June 21 out of an abundance of caution."
The recalled Vidalia Onions are sold in bulk in the produce section of retail stores. The recalled Little Bear onions were available for sale to consumers on June 23 and 24 at Wegmans stores in the Rochester Area, Massachusetts, and at the Erie West and Erie Peach Street Wegmans stores in Pennsylvania. The onions were also available for sale June 22 – 24, 2022 at Publix stores in the state of Florida and in Publix stores in Georgia in Barrow, Clarke, DeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson, Oconee, and Walton counties.
If you purchased any onions that are affected by this recall, you should not eat them, and either discard them or return them to the point of purchase for a refund.
Anyone concerned about a potential food poisoning illness from recalled onions should contact their healthcare provider immediately or dial 9-1-1.
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