- Recall date:
- August 12, 2020
- Purpose for recall:
- Microbiological – Salmonella
- Hazard classification:
- Class 1
- Firm / Agency:
- Krown Produce Inc.
- Distribution:
- Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Saskatchewan
- Extent of the distribution:
- Shopper
Recall particulars
Ottawa, August 12, 2020 – The meals recall warning issued on August 7, 2020 has been up to date to incorporate extra product and distribution data. This extra data was recognized through the Canadian Meals Inspection Company’s (CFIA) meals security investigation.
Krown Produce Inc. is recalling Krown model purple and yellow onions grown by Thomson Worldwide Inc., Bakersfield, California, and imported from the USA, from {the marketplace} on account of attainable Salmonella contamination. Customers shouldn’t devour the recalled merchandise described under or meals containing these uncooked onions. Retailers, distributors, producers, and meals service institutions reminiscent of motels, eating places, cafeterias, hospitals, and nursing properties shouldn’t serve, use, or promote the recalled merchandise described under.
These merchandise may have been bought on-line or by numerous restaurant places. They might even have been bought in bulk or in smaller packages with or with out a label and will not bear the identical model or product names as described under. The CFIA will proceed its investigation into different attainable importers and extra recollects might comply with.
The next merchandise have been bought as indicated within the desk under.
Recalled merchandise
Model | Product | Measurement | UPC | Codes | Distribution |
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Krown | Pink Onion | 4.54 kg / 10 lb | None | All models bought as much as and together with August 5, 2020 |
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Krown | Yellow Onion | 4.54 kg / 10 lb | None | All models bought as much as and together with August 5, 2020 |
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What you must do
In the event you assume you turned sick from consuming a recalled product, name your physician.
Test to see in case you have the recalled merchandise in your house or institution. Recalled merchandise needs to be thrown out or returned to the placement the place they have been bought. If you’re uncertain of the id of the onions in your possession, verify together with your place of buy.
Meals contaminated with Salmonella might not look or odor spoiled however can nonetheless make you sick. Younger youngsters, pregnant girls, the aged and folks with weakened immune techniques might contract severe and generally lethal infections. Wholesome individuals might expertise short-term signs reminiscent of fever, headache, vomiting, nausea, belly cramps and diarrhea. Lengthy-term problems might 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. positioned 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}.