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USA – Which Stores Sold Onions Recalled For Possible Salmonella?

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Food Poisoning Bulletin

The newest Salmonella Newport outbreak has sickened at least  396 people in 34 states and has hospitalized 59. The outbreak is potentially linked to red onions sold by Thomson International. Those onions were recalled last week. But which stores sold the onions recalled for possible Salmonella contamination? And are products made with those onions recalled?

According to recall notices posted on their web sites, ALDI, Food Lion, Giant Eagle/Market District, Kroger, Publix, Stop & Shop/Giant Food Stores, Smiths, Fry’s, Fred Meyer, and Walmart allegedly sold these onions under various store names and brand names, and some were used to make other products such as salads and stir fries.

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USA – Giant Eagle Voluntarily Issued August 1st Recall of Onions and Prepared Foods Using Onions as an Ingredient Due to Potential Salmonella Contamination

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Company Announcement

After receiving notification from onion supplier, Onion 52, that the vendor had sourced onions affected by the recent salmonella-related Thomson International, Inc. onion recall for Giant Eagle, the company pulled all impacted product on Saturday, August 1.

Giant Eagle recalled red, yellow and white onions sold in produce departments across Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana and Maryland. The recall also includes select prepared foods items that included the affected onions as ingredients sold across the same five states. The recall announcement is regarding potential salmonella contamination of the onions.

Out of an abundance of caution, Giant Eagle promptly removed these products on Saturday, August 1, from its produce and prepared foods departments as soon as it became apparent that some of its onion product may have been affected by the ongoing salmonella outbreak investigation by the FDA and CDC. Three are no reported illnesses among Giant Eagle customers to date associated with this recall.

Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems, can cause salmonellosis. Salmonellosis is one of the most common bacterial foodborne illnesses, and some symptoms of salmonellosis are diarrhea, abdominal cramps and a fever anywhere between 12 to 72 hours after consumption. This illness can last between four to seven days.

Recalled Onions Sold in Giant Eagle Produce Departments

Giant Eagle has recalled all bulk and bagged red, yellow and white onions sold in its produce department since June 6, 2020.

Customers who have purchased the affected product and are still in possession of it should dispose of it. Customers may also bring in the qualifying receipt to their local Giant Eagle or Market District location to receive a refund on their purchase of the impacted product.

For questions, customers may contact Onions52 at (801) 773-0630 or by email at customerservice@onions52.com.

Recalled Prepared Foods Items with Onion as Ingredient

Giant Eagle’s onion recall also included select prepared foods items purchase since July 25, 2020 that include onion as an ingredient.  Items listed in the link above.

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USA – FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Ready-to-Eat Meat and Poultry Products Containing FDA-Regulated Onions that have been Recalled due to Possible Salmonella Newport Contamination

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry products containing Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulated onions that have been recalled by Thomson International Inc., due to concerns that the products may be contaminated with Salmonella Newport. FSIS is issuing this public health alert out of the utmost of caution to ensure that consumers are aware that these products, which bear the USDA mark of inspection, should not be consumed. As more information becomes available, FSIS will update this public health alert.

The following products are subject to the public health alert:

RTE meat and poultry items produced by Taylor Farms on July 30 and 31, 2020: [View Label (PDF only)]

  • 7.25-oz. plastic sealed container labeled as “Sausage Breakfast Scramble Bowl” with lot code TFD212AU8 and TFD213AU8.
  • 6.2-oz. plastic sealed container labeled as “Taylor Farms Cheddar Cheese & Chicken Salad Snack Tray” with use by date 08/06/20 or 08/07/20 and lot code TFD212AU7 and TFD213AU7.
  • 41.35-oz. plastic bags containing “Chicken Salad” with use by date 08/04/20 or 08/05/20 and lot codes TFD212AU8 and TFD213AU8.
  • 10-oz. plastic sealed container labeled as “Chicken Salad Deli Snack” with lot codes TFD212AU3 and TFD213AU3 with best by dates 08/06/2020 or 08/07/2020.
  • 7.75-oz. plastic sealed container labeled as “H.E.B. Shake Rattle Bowl SOUTHWEST SALAD with CHICKEN” and a best if used by date of “Aug 10/2020 and lot code TFD213AU20.
  • 17.25-oz. plastic sealed container labeled as “Marketside SOUTHWEST STYLE SALAD WITH CHICKEN” with a best if used by date of 08/11/20 or 08/12/2020 and lot codes TFD212AU26 or TFD213AU26.

The products bear the establishment number “P-34733″ or “34733” inside the USDA mark of inspection or printed on the container. These products were shipped to retail locations in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Texas

 RTE meat items produced by Amana Meat Shop and Smokehouse on May 14, 2020, June 2, 18, and 29, 2020 and July 2, 9, 21, 2020:

  • 1.25-lb quart jar containing “AMANA MEAT SHOP AND SMOKEHOUSE HAM WATER ADDED IN VINEGAR PICKLE” and lot codes E2620, F0320, F3720, F5420, G0620, G1720 and G3920.

The products bear the establishment number “EST. 2357” inside the USDA mark of inspection. These products were shipped to retail locations in California, Illinois, Iowa, and South Carolina, and were also available for mail orders.

CDC, FDA and public health and regulatory officials in several states are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to onions produced by Thomson International, Inc. There have been no confirmed reports of illness due to consumption of the FSIS-regulated products produced containing these onions. Anyone concerned about an illness should contact a health care provider.

FSIS is concerned that some product may be in consumers’ refrigerators. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.

Salmonella can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.

Consumers with questions can contact Kim Earnshaw or Elizabeth Llanes with Thomson International, Inc., at (661) 845-1111.

Consumers with food safety questions can call the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) or live chat via Ask USDA from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Consumers can also browse food safety messages at Ask USDA or send a question via email to MPHotline@usda.gov. For consumers that need to report a problem with a meat, poultry, or egg product, the online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at https://foodcomplaint.fsis.usda.gov/eCCF/.

 

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Canada – Updated Food Recall Warning – Freshpoint Foodservice brand red and jumbo onions grown by Thomson International Inc. and imported from the USA recalled due to Salmonella

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Recall details

Ottawa, August 6, 2020 – The food recall warning issued on August 1, 2020 has been updated to include additional product information. This additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) food safety investigation.

Freshpoint Foodservice is recalling Freshpoint Foodservice brand red and jumbo onions grown by Thomson International Inc., Bakersfield, California, and imported from the USA from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described below or foods containing these raw onions. Retailers, distributors, manufacturers, and food service establishments such as hotels, restaurants, cafeterias, hospitals, and nursing homes should not serve, use, or sell the recalled products described below.

These products may also have been purchased on-line or through various restaurant locations. They may also have been sold in bulk or in smaller packages with or without a label and may not bear the same brand or product names as described below. The CFIA will continue its investigation into other possible importers and additional recalls may follow.

Ongoing investigation

See complete list of recalled products associated with this ongoing investigation.

Recalled product

Brand Product Size UPC Codes Additional information
Freshpoint Foodservice Onion, Jumbo (yellow) 5 lb / 2.27 kg None 345 122 to 345 214 All products sold from May 1, 2020 up to and including August 1, 2020

Product code 246010
Freshpoint Foodservice Onion, Red 5 lb / 2.27 kg None 345 122 to 345 214 All products sold from May 1, 2020 up to and including August 1, 2020

Product code 246154

What you should do

If you think you became sick from consuming a recalled product, call your doctor.

Check to see if you have the recalled products in your home or establishment. Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the location where they were purchased. If you are unsure of the identity of the onions in your possession, check with your place of purchase.

Food contaminated with Salmonella may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick. Young children, pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems may contract serious and sometimes deadly infections. Healthy people may experience short-term symptoms such as fever, headache, vomiting, nausea, abdominal cramps and diarrhea. Long-term complications may include severe arthritis.

Background

This recall was triggered by the CFIA during its investigation into a foodborne illness outbreak followed by a recall in the United States by Thomson International Inc. located in Bakersfield, California. The CFIA is conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to the recall of other products. If other high-risk products are recalled, the CFIA will notify the public through updated Food Recall Warnings.

The CFIA is verifying that industry is removing the recalled products from the marketplace.

Illnesses

The Public Health Agency of Canada is investigating an outbreak of human illness. Please refer to the Public Health Notice for further details on this active outbreak investigation.

Related recalls

2020-08-01 – Red, yellow, white, and sweet yellow onions grown by Thomson International Inc. and imported from the USA recalled due to Salmonella

2020-07-30 – Red onions imported from the USA by Sysco in Western Canada recalled due to Salmonella

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  • Freshpoint Foodservice: Onion, Jumbo (yellow) - 5 lb / 2.27 kg
  • Freshpoint Foodservice: Onion, Jumbo (yellow) - 5 lb / 2.27 kg
  • Freshpoint Foodservice: Onion, Red - 5 lb / 2.27 kg

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Netherlands- Important safety warning free-range chicken PiqueBroche sold at Lidl – Salmonella

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NVWA

Lidl Netherlands recalls the ‘Whole free-range chicken natural’ from the PiqueBroche brand. This concerns the free-range chicken with a best-before date of 10 August 2020. Salmonella was found during a quality check at the producer.

Download ‘Important safety warning free-range chicken PiqueBroche sold at Lidl’

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Warning | 07-08-2020

Free-range chicken PiqueBroche

© Lidl The Netherlands

What if you bought this chicken?

Do not eat the chicken, but take it back to the store. You will then be reimbursed the full purchase amount.

The chicken was sold at the Lidl Netherlands branches. The ‘Whole free-range chicken natural’ from the PiqueBroche brand with a best before date other than 10 August 2020 is not involved in this recall and can be eaten.

Salmonella

Eating a product with a salmonella bacteria, if not thoroughly cooked, can cause fever, stomach pain and diarrhea within 6 to 48 hours of consumption.

In young children, the elderly, people with low resistance and pregnant women, a salmonella infection can lead to dehydration or hospitalization.

Consult your doctor or general practitioner for more information if you have health problems after eating the product mentioned.

Do you have any questions?

Please contact Lidl Nederland via e-mail address contact@lidl.nl or telephone number 020-7095039. Or look at lidl.nl .

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RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Whole Duck – Chicken Thighs – Marinated Turkey Skewers – Coconut – Pork Fillet – Turkey Fillets – Sesame Seeds – Chicken Quarters – Chicken Breasts

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RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in frozen whole duck without giblets from Hungary in Italy

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (presence /25g) in frozen chicken thighs from Poland in France

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (presence /25g) in frozen boneless chicken thighs from Poland in France

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium (presence /25g) in chilled marinated turkey skewers from Belgium, with raw material from France in Belgium

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Agbeni (presence /25g) in coconut from Italy in Italy

RASFF – Salmonella (present /25g) in chilled pork fillet from Belgium in Belgium

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium (presence /25g) in chilled turkey fillets from France in France

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in hulled sesame seeds from Turkey in the UK

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (presence /25g) in frozen chicken quarters from Poland in Poland

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in chilled chicken products from France in France

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (in 4 out of 5 samples /25g) and Salmonella group C1 (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in chilled chicken breasts from Poland in Poland

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RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed – Salmonella – Sunflower Seed Pellets – Pet Food

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RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Senftenberg (presence /25g) in sunflower seed pellets from the Netherlands in Belgium

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in pet food from Spain in Italy

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Iceland – Suspicion of Salmonella in chicken

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Matvælastofnun warns against consuming fresh chicken (whole chicken, breasts, puffins and bites) from Reykjagarður with traceability numbers 002-20-26-3-01 and 003-20-26-2-01 due to suspicion of salmonella. The chicken is sold under the brands Holta, Kjörfugl and Króna. The company has started a recall.

The recall only covers the following batches:

  • Product names: Holta, Kjörfugl and Króna chicken
  • Product type: Whole bird, breast, puffins, bits
  • Producer: Reykjagarður hf., Fossháls 1, 110 Reykjavík
  • Traceability numbers: 002-20-26-3-01 and 003-20-26-2-01
  • Distribution: Iceland stores, Hagkaup stores, Krónan, KR Vík, Kjarval, Nettó and Costco

Consumers who have bought chickens with these traceability numbers can return them to the relevant store or directly to Reykjagarður hf. at Fossháls 1, 110 Reykjavík.

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USA-Salmonella outbreak: Oregon reports scores of cases

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Outbreak News today

Oregon health officials are advising the public not to eat onions from Thomson International, Inc., of Bakersfield, California, after 76 people in 13 Oregon counties fell ill with matching strains of Salmonella bacteria. Eighteen of the cases have been hospitalized, no deaths have been recorded.

Oregon is part of a multistate outbreak that has sickened more than 400 people in about 40 states as well as consumers in Canada.

U.S. and Canadian public health officials implicated consumption of red onions; and the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) traced the onions to Thomson International, Inc. Although red onions are the likely source, Thomson will be recalling all varieties of onions that could have been cross-contaminated.

 

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USA – Outbreak Investigation of Salmonella Newport: Red Onions (July 2020)

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Investigation Update

August 3, 2020

The FDA, along with CDC and state and local partners, is investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Newport infections. The Public Health Agency of Canada is also investigating an outbreak of Salmonella Newport illnesses that have a genetic fingerprint closely related to the U.S. outbreak.

Investigators in the U.S. and Canada have been collaborating to identify the source of this outbreak. On July 30, 2020, Canadian health officials announced that they had determined red onions from the U.S. to be the potential source of the Canadian outbreak. The Canadian investigation has also prompted a recall warning by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

Building on this information, and on epidemiologic information on the U.S. outbreak from CDC, the FDA’s traceback investigation was able to identify Thomson International, Inc. as a likely source of contaminated red onions in the U.S.

On August 1, 2020, Thomson International, Inc. recalled all varieties of onions that could have come in contact with potentially contaminated red onions, due to the risk of cross-contamination. Recalled products include red, yellow, white, and sweet yellow onions shipped from May 1, 2020 to present.

Product Recall

On August 1, 2020, Thomson International, Inc. recalled all varieties of onions that could have come in contact with potentially contaminated red onions, due to the risk of cross-contamination. Recalled products include red, yellow, white, and sweet yellow onions shipped from May 1, 2020 to present.

Onions were distributed to wholesalers, restaurants, and retail stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Canada.

The onions were distributed in 5 lbs. carton. 10 lbs. carton. 25 lbs. carton. 40 lbs. carton, 50 lbs. carton. bulk, 2 lb. mesh sacks, and 3 lb. mesh sacks, 5 lb. mesh sacks, 10 lb. mesh sacks 25 lbs. mesh sacks, 50 lbs. mesh sacks under the brand names:

  • Thomson Premium
  • TLC Thomson International
  • Tender Loving Care
  • El Competitor
  • Hartley’s Best
  • Onions 52
  • Majestic
  • Imperial Fresh
  • Kroger
  • Utah Onions
  • Food Lion

See photos of brand labels.

Case Count Map Provided by CDC

Outbreak Investigation of Salmonella Newport in Red Onions (July 2020): CDC Case Count Map for July 31, 2020

Case Counts

Total Illnesses: 396
Hospitalizations: 59
Deaths: 0
Illness Onset Date Range: July 12, 2020
States with Cases: AK (6), AZ (14), CA (49), CO (10), FL (3), ID (5), IL (10), IN (2), IA (15), KS (1), KY (1), ME (4), MD (1), MI (23), MN (10), MO (6), MT (33), NE (5), NV (5), NY (4), NC (3), ND (5), OH (7), OR (71), PA (2), SC (1), SD (11), TN (5), TX (1), UT (61), VA (4), WA (2), WI (5), WY (11)

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