California Onion Recall Due to Listeria
Gills Onions LLC has recalled diced yellow onions carrying the Trader Joe's name because they could be contaminated by Listeria monocytogenes. Routine testing by the California Department of Agriculture found Listeria monocytogenes in one retail bag of the diced yellow onions.
The onions were sold to consumers in 10-ounce bags labeled with the Trader Joe's brand name in Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington. The onions were also sold to food service companies in 20-pound cartons labeled as Gills Onions Brand and Sysco Natural Brand. All the packages are printed with a best-if-used-by date of "06/16/07" and a lot number "2017-R."
Anyone who has eaten the recalled onions should watch for symptoms of listeriosis (Listeria infection) for 70 days (Listeria has an incubation period from 3 to 70 days). Because some of the onions were sold to food service companies, anyone who has eaten raw onions at a restaurant or other food establishment in Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, or Washington may have been exposed to Listeria. If anyone in these states is diagnosed with listeriosis, they should immediately contact a Listeria lawyer at Pritzker | Ruohonen for a free consultation. If the firm is retained, it will undertake an investigation into the cause of the Listeria infection.
To contact Pritzker | Ruohonen, call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900 or submit the firm’s online consultation form.