CLASS I Food recall · Reported 22 Oct 2025 · FDA Enforcement Report

Sliced (1/4") green onions, refrigerated recalled by Garden Fresh Foods

Garden Fresh Foods is recalling Sliced (1/4") green onions, refrigerated, distributed in Washington. The recall was initiated on 18 Sep 2025 and the FDA has classified it as Class I.

Check your package

Lot, batch or date codesMfg code: 09/15/25 Lot Code: 09/15/25 Use Before: 09/22/25 Internal traceability code: Lot #OG25251MUXX

Quantity recalled540 lbs. total

Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.

Recall details

Recall number: H-0035-2026
FDA event ID: 97740
Recalling firm: Garden Fresh Foods, Woodinville, WA
Classification: Class I
Status: Terminated
Recall initiated: 18 Sep 2025
FDA classified: 10 Oct 2025
Reported: 22 Oct 2025
Type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Customers notified by: Telephone
Reason category: Listeria
Product category: Onions

Timeline

18 Sep 2025	Recall initiated by company
10 Oct 2025	Classified by FDA	+22 days
22 Oct 2025	Published in enforcement report	+12 days

Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.

Reason for recall

Possible positive Listeria monocytogenes. Firm tested one lot of sliced green onions in-house and found Listeria monocytogenes.

Listeria monocytogenes can grow at refrigerator temperatures. Infection is most dangerous for pregnant women, newborns, older adults and people with weakened immune systems. Symptoms can appear up to 70 days after eating contaminated food.

Product as listed by the FDA

Sliced (1/4") green onions, refrigerated, packaged in plastic bag. Each case consist 5/6lbs. bag (net wt. 30lbs.). Garden Fresh Foods Inc. Woodinville, WA. Product is distributed in bulk package and is not sold directly to consumers.

Where it was distributed

Distributed in WA only

Washington

Questions about this recall

Why was it recalled?

Possible positive Listeria monocytogenes. Firm tested one lot of sliced green onions in-house and found Listeria monocytogenes.

Which lots are affected?

Mfg code: 09/15/25 Lot Code: 09/15/25 Use Before: 09/22/25 Internal traceability code: Lot #OG25251MUXX

Where was it sold?

Distributed in WA only

What should I do if I have it?

Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.

What does Class I mean?

Class I is the most serious FDA recall category: there is a reasonable probability that using the product will cause serious health consequences or death.

Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.

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