Diced Red Onions, 7oz, UPC 643550000412; Diced Red Onions, Oignons rouge frais, en des, 198 grams, UPC 643550000450. Diced Red Onions, 5lbs., "Gills Onions" Label, no UPC; Diced Red Onions, 5lbs, "Crossvalley" label, no UPC. Diced Red Onions, 5lbs, "Markon" label, no UPC. Diced Red Oninos, 5lbs, "Cisco" label, no UPC.

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-1848-2012) was formally reported on August 15, 2012, with the manufacturer initiating the action on July 17, 2012. It is classified under Critical severity (Class I), with a current status of Terminated. Gills Onions, LLC is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Oxnard, CA. Federal records indicate 787,457 lbs total units are affected, a scale large enough to require multi-state distribution tracking.

The documented reason for this recall is: Gills Onions is recalling diced and slivered red and yellow onions and diced celery and onion mix because they may be contaminated by Listeria monocytogenes. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: Nationwide in the US and to Canada. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by FDA Food. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 14 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.