The last few weeks have sounded remarkably familiar to Spring 2020 when we faced a nationwide (and Canada) Salmonella outbreak linked to California grown onions. We are now facing a similar outbreak – smaller at this point (more than 650 vs. more than 1,600 sickened) – but it will
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on May 13 released a report on its investigation of the Salmonella Newport outbreak that caused more than 1,600 reported illnesses in the U.S. and Canada between June and October 2020.
The FDA worked with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Public Health Canada reported Thursday that the Salmonella Newport outbreak linked to U.S. grown onions has ended. In total, there were 515 confirmed cases of Salmonella Newport illness linked to this outbreak.
In the United States, at least 1,012 people had been confirmed as outbreak patients, as of Aug.
Continue Reading Canadian officials say outbreak associated with U.S. onions has ended
As of this afternoon there have been 506 confirmed cases of Salmonella Newport illness in Canada linked to a Salmonella outbreak associated with onions. Officials in the U.S. have not posted an outbreak update since Sept. 1.
The total in Canada has increased by 49 people since the most
Continue Reading Canada posts new patient count in onion outbreak; nothing new reported by U.S. for two weeks
A month after Thomson International Inc. initiated a recall of onions linked to a Salmonella outbreak, federal officials are reporting the patient tally has topped 1,000 in the United States. Canadian officials say hundreds are sick in that country.
As of this week, 1,012 people across 47 states have been
Continue Reading No sign of Salmonella outbreak ending as U.S. patient count tops 1,000
HelloFresh is recalling its onions because of the potential presence of Salmonella. Customers are asked to discard all onions received from May 8 through July 31. This recall comes after HelloFresh’s onion supplier Thomson International Inc. recalled red, yellow, white, and sweet yellow onions.
Onions from Thomson International
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A Spokane WA firm, Spokane Produce, Inc. is recalling salsa products containing onions. This recall is the result of Spokane Produce, Inc. onion supplier Thomson International, Inc.’s expanded recall. The recall was initiated because of concern that the onions are contaminated with Salmonella.
Aug. 2, Thomson International Inc. recalled
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A Dallas TX firm, Taylor Farms is recalling a variety of products containing onions. This recall is the result of Taylor Farms’ onion supplier Thomson International, Inc.’s expanded recall. This recall is because the onions have been traced to a Salmonella.
Aug. 2, Thomson International Inc. recalled all
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