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Potandon Produce Updates Voluntary Recall of Select White and Yellow Whole Onions Because of Possible Health Risk

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Summary

Company Announcement Date:
FDA Publish Date:
Product Type:
Food & Beverages
Reason for Announcement:
Recall Reason Description
Potential to be contaminated with Salmonella
Company Name:
Potandon Produce L.L.C
Brand Name:
Brand Name(s)
Green Giant Fresh
Product Description:
Product Description
Whole yellow and white onions

Company Announcement

Potandon Produce L.L.C. of Idaho Falls, Idaho is updating its October 26 voluntary recall of onions supplied from Keeler Family Farms and sold as Green Giant Fresh to include 3lb. and 5lb. bags of whole yellow onions and 2 lb. bags of whole white onions shipped between July 15 and August 22, 2021 to a UNFI retail distribution center in Champaign, Illinois. This recall does not affect any other Green Giant Fresh products or include any Green Giant canned or frozen vegetable products.

The recalled onions are being recalled because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.

We have notified UNFI about this updated recall of onions sourced from Keeler Family Farms. A list of the additional recalled onions sourced from Keeler Family Farms is provided in Table 1 below. For easy reference, Table 2 includes the October 26 recalled items also sourced from Keeler Family Farms.

Potandon Produce is issuing this press release and keeping the U.S. Food and Drug Administration informed of its recall process to assure that consumers are properly alerted.

The recall was initiated after an onion-packer informed the company it had supplied Potandon Produce with onions recalled by Keeler Family Farms.

Anyone who has the recalled whole onions in their possession or has used them as an ingredient in a dish should not consume them and should either dispose of the product properly or return it to the place of purchase for a refund. Consumers with questions may contact the company’s recall coordinator at 1-800-637-8084, M-F from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Mountain Time, or visit its website at www.potandon.com.

TABLE 1: November 15, 2021 UPDATED Potandon Produce Voluntary Recall-Product Sourced from Keeler Family Farms

Label or Brand Packaging Description Retail DC delivery location Dated Delivered to Retail DC (not on bag) UPC on bag Lot #
Green Giant Fresh 3 lb. Bag Whole Yellow Onions  Champaign, IL 7/15/2021 60580600123-9 149007
 Champaign, IL 7/18/2021 149007
Champaign, IL 8/22/2021 119008
Green Giant Fresh 5 lb. Bag Whole Yellow Onions Champaign, IL 8/10/2021 60580600170-3 049008
Green Giant Fresh 2 lb. Bag Whole White Onions Champaign, IL 8/16/2021 60580600218-2 139008

TABLE 2: For easy reference, below is a copy of the Potandon Produce onions sourced from Keeler Family Farms and voluntarily recalled on October 26, 2021

Label or Brand Packaging Description Retail DC delivery location Dated Delivered to Retail DC (not on bag) UPC on bag Lot # on bag tag Julian Date on bag tag
Green Giant Fresh 2 lb. Bag Whole Yellow Onions Hopkins, MN 7/21/2021 60580600120-8 42543-2 RA201
Hopkins, MN 7/28/2021 42600-3 RA208
Fargo, ND 7/29/2021 42600-3 RA209
Bismarck, ND 7/30/2021 42600-3 RA209
Hopkins, MN 7/29/2021 42600-3 RA209
Hopkins, MN 7/21/2021 42542-2 RA201
Hopkins, MN  7/16/2021 42542-5 RA197
Hopkins, MN 7/22/2021 42542-5 RA202
Green Giant Fresh Whole Yellow Onions 3 lb. Bag Hopkins, MN 7/21/2021 60580600123-9 42543-2 RA201
Bismarck, ND 7/23/2021 42543-2 RA203
Fargo, ND 7/23/2021 42543-2 RA203
Hopkins, MN 7/26/2021 42543-2 RA204
Hopkins, MN 7/22/2021 42542-5 RA202
Green Giant Fresh 5 lb. Bag Whole Yellow Onions Hopkins, MN 7/20/2021 60580600170-3 42543-2 RA200
Hopkins, MN 7/21/2021 42543-2 RA201
Hopkins, MN 7/20/2021 42543-2 RA202
Bismarck, ND 7/23/2021 42543-2 RA203
Fargo, ND 7/23/2021 42543-2 RA203
Hopkins, MN 7/26/2021 42543-2 RA204
Bismarck, ND 7/23/2021 42542-2 RA203
Hopkins, MN 7/23/2021 42542-2 RA203
Green Giant Fresh 2 lb. bags Whole White Onions Hopkins, MN 7/16/2021 60580600218-2 42542-3 RA197
Hopkins, MN 7/15/2021 42542-3 RA196
Bismarck, ND 7/21/2021 42542-3 RA200
Hopkins, MN 7/21/2021 42542-3 RA201
Hopkins, MN 7/22/2021 42542-3 RA202

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Company Contact Information

Consumers:
1-800-637-8084
Media:
Mel Davenport
208-524-1900
onions@potandon.com

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