- Recall date:
- August 6, 2020
- Cause for recall:
- Microbiological – Salmonella
- Hazard classification:
- Class 1
- Firm / Agency:
- Freshpoint Foodservice
- Distribution:
- British Columbia
- Extent of the distribution:
- Retail
Recall particulars
Ottawa, August 6, 2020 – The meals recall warning issued on August 1, 2020 has been up to date to incorporate further product info. This extra info was recognized in the course of the Canadian Meals Inspection Company’s (CFIA) meals security investigation.
Freshpoint Foodservice is recalling Freshpoint Foodservice model crimson and jumbo onions grown by Thomson Worldwide Inc., Bakersfield, California, and imported from the USA from {the marketplace} on account of potential Salmonella contamination. Customers shouldn’t devour the recalled merchandise described beneath or meals containing these uncooked onions. Retailers, distributors, producers, and meals service institutions comparable to lodges, eating places, cafeterias, hospitals, and nursing houses shouldn’t serve, use, or promote the recalled merchandise described beneath.
These merchandise may additionally have been bought on-line or by numerous restaurant areas. They might even have been bought in bulk or in smaller packages with or and not using a label and will not bear the identical model or product names as described beneath. The CFIA will proceed its investigation into different potential importers and extra remembers could comply with.
Recalled product
Model | Product | Measurement | UPC | Codes | Extra info |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Freshpoint Foodservice | Onion, Jumbo (yellow) | 5 lb / 2.27 kg | None | 345 122 to 345 214 |
All merchandise bought from Could 1, 2020 as much as and together with August 1, 2020 Product code 246010 |
Freshpoint Foodservice | Onion, Crimson | 5 lb / 2.27 kg | None | 345 122 to 345 214 |
All merchandise bought from Could 1, 2020 as much as and together with August 1, 2020 Product code 246154 |
What you need to do
In case you assume you grew to become sick from consuming a recalled product, name your physician.
Verify to see when you have the recalled merchandise in your house or institution. Recalled merchandise must be thrown out or returned to the placement the place they had been bought. In case you are not sure of the identification of the onions in your possession, verify together with your place of buy.
Meals contaminated with Salmonella could not look or scent spoiled however can nonetheless make you sick. Younger youngsters, pregnant ladies, the aged and folks with weakened immune techniques could contract severe and generally lethal infections. Wholesome folks could expertise short-term signs comparable to fever, headache, vomiting, nausea, belly cramps and diarrhea. Lengthy-term problems could embrace extreme arthritis.
Background
This recall was triggered by the CFIA throughout its investigation right into a foodborne sickness outbreak adopted by a recall in the United States by Thomson International Inc. situated in Bakersfield, California. The CFIA is conducting a meals security investigation, which can result in the recall of different merchandise. If different high-risk merchandise are recalled, the CFIA will notify the general public by up to date Meals Recall Warnings.
The CFIA is verifying that trade is eradicating the recalled merchandise from {the marketplace}.