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Food recalls 2020

White onions — Class I food recall F-1274-2020

Terminated recall by Thomson International, Inc., reported 2020-09-02, distributed nationwide. Traceback investigation into an outbreak of Salmonella Newport illnesses found red onions to be a suspect vehi

Recall numberF-1274-2020
Product typeFood
ClassificationClass I
StatusTerminated
Voluntary or mandatedVoluntary
Recalling firmThomson International, Inc., Bakersfield, CA, United States
Recall initiated2020-08-01
Classified2020-08-25
Reported by FDA2020-09-02
Terminated2020-09-28
DistributedNationwide (US)
Countries outside the USCA
Quantity18,750 tons
Reason classesmicrobial contamination
Pathogenssalmonella
UPC / GTIN / UDI-DI00815222010191
Lot numbers512-522-532-450

Product

White onions; Packed under brand names of Thomson Premium, Onions 52, El competitor. Thomson Premium: 25 lb. mesh sack -No UPC 50 lb. mesh sack -No UPC Onions 52: 8 lb. mesh bag - UPC 8 15222 01019 1 El Competitor 50 lb. mesh sack - No UPC

Reason for recall

Traceback investigation into an outbreak of Salmonella Newport illnesses found red onions to be a suspect vehicle for the outbreak. After notification from FDA, firm initiated a recall.

Machine access

This record, with every extracted code, the verbatim FDA record and provenance, is available from the recall API: GET https://api.data.aroqon.com/v1/recalls/F-1274-2020. Look up any UPC, UDI, NDC or lot with /v1/recalls/lookup?code=…. API docs · free and paid keys.

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration enforcement report via openFDA (CC0). Structured by Data Foundry (recall-structuring@2); last changed 2026-09-26. Not affiliated with or endorsed by FDA. Not medical or legal advice.