Emerald Fruit & Produce Inc Recall: Processed onions products are recalled due to a potential contamination with Salmonella Newport. Onions were supplied from Thomson International Inc.

🇺🇸 United States

1. July 31, 2020 - Recall initiated
2. September 2, 2020 - Reported by source
3. September 28, 2020 - Recall terminated

Official source record

Agency

FDA

Dataset

FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)

Recall number

F-1265-2020

Event ID

86207

Status

Terminated

Classification

Class I

Company

Emerald Fruit & Produce Inc

Product description

Onions Red Whole Dry 5 lb. bag (item 78156) for food service use, shelf life 14 days, packed in 5 lbs. cello bag and stored in box - No label was attached/provided.

Quantity

80 lbs. total

Reason

Processed onions products are recalled due to a potential contamination with Salmonella Newport. Onions were supplied from Thomson International Inc.

Recall initiation date

July 31, 2020

Report date

September 2, 2020

Classification date

Not published in this source record

Termination date

September 28, 2020

Distribution pattern

distributed in OR only.

UPC, lot, and code information

No Best by Date or Expiration dates are included on packaging.

Voluntary or mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Initial notification method

Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit

Source last updated

Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below

Public Health Trace retrieval date

July 18, 2026 ET

Other products recalled under this same event

This recall shares FDA event ID 86207 with 9 other product entries in Public Health Trace.

Responsible company: Emerald Fruit & Produce Inc

Other recalls from Emerald Fruit & Produce Inc

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Distribution map

State	Distributed
Oregon	1

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Retrieved by Public Health Trace: July 18, 2026 ET

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