The Onion Recall Has Expanded & Now Includes Trader Joe's, Walmart & More
The FDA suggests you chuck your onions in the bin if you're not sure whether or not they fit this description.
A significant onion recall was issued on August 1 due to a salmonella outbreak that has now reached 43 states. The red onions in that recall were linked to a supplier in California. The recall was later expanded to include red, yellow, white, and sweet yellow onions, which were distributed in all 50 states and Canada. To date, there have been 640 reported illnesses with at least 85 requiring hospitalization.
On August 10, the FDA announced an expansion of the recall. Progressive Produce has announced a voluntary recall of red and yellow onions due to the recall from Thomson International. The latter company is the suspected source of the salmonella outbreak, per the FDA, and it supplied onions to Progressive Produce. Though, the company is downplaying the scale of this specific recall, saying it's on "a very limited quantity" of red and yellow onions.
This new recall is on products sold on the West Coast at Trade Joe's ("conventional red onions sold only in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah stores") and Ralph's ("conventional yellow onions sold only in California stores"). These onions were sold loose in bulk bins. The red onions bear a PLU sticker with the brand name Pacific Gold.
The initial recall includes onions sold at Kroger, Fred Meyer, Publix, Giant Eagle, Food Lion, and H-E-B, sold under a variety of names that can be seen at the FDA's recall page. "If you don't know where your onions are from, don't eat, serve, or sell them or any food prepared with them," the CDC said previously. Monday's recall is relatively small, but if there's any question about the safety of your onions, you should probably chuck them. Salmonella can be serious, especially in "young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems," per the CDC.
FDA Onion Recall List (Updated August 23)
Here's a list of the products recalled so far. You'll find more details at the FDA pages on the Monday recall, the Walmart and Kroger recall, the Giant Eagle prepared foods recall, meat recall largely associated with Taylor Farms, and the full Thomson International recall list. Links for salsa and cheese dip recalls from Spokane Produce and brands associated with Kroger are listed below.
- Pacific Gold red onions sold at Trader Joe's in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah
- Yellow onions sold at Ralph's in California
- Taylor Farms Macaroni Salad (9.9-ounce container) sold at Kroger
- Taylor Farms Rotini Pasta Salad (10-ounce container) sold at Kroger
- Taylor Farms Chicken Salad Croissant Sandwich sold at Kroger
- Marketside Driced Yellow Onion sold at Walmart
- Marketside Diced Mirepoix sold at Walmart
- Marketside Fajita Stir Fry (8-ounce tray) sold at Walmart
- Taylor Farms Chicken Salad Croissant Sandwich sold at Walmart
- 48 different prepared foods sold at Giant Eagle
- Yellow onions in mesh sacks under the brands Onion 52, Majestic, Hartley Best, Kroger, Thomson Premium, and Food Lion
- Dozens of other onion varieties in mesh sacks, cartons, and bulk
- Saddlin' Up Salsa Hot (15-ounce, best by date of August 16)
- Saddlin' Up Salsa Medium (15-ounce, best by date of September 30 or August 5)
- Saddlin' Up Salsa Mild (15-ounce, best by date of August 11)
- Salsa Verde (15-ounce, best by date of August 26
- Salsa Verde (gallon, best by dates of August 11 or September 28)
- Find a list of the cheese dips sold from the stores at the following links: Kroger, Smith's Food & Drug, Fry's Food Stores, Fred Meyer Stores
- Taylor Farms Sausage Breakfast Scramble Bowl (produced on July 30 and 31)
- Taylor Farms Cheddar Cheese & Chicken Salad Snack Tray (use by dates of August 6 or August 7)
- Taylor Farms Chicken Salad (41.35-ounce bags, use by dates of August 4 and August 5)
- Taylor Farms Chicken Salad Deli Snack (10-ounce container, best by dates of August 6 or August 7)
- Taylor Farms HEB Shake Rattle Bowl Southwest Salad with Chicken (best if used by date of August 10)
- Taylor Farms Marketside Southwest Style Salad with Chicken (17.25-ounce container, use by dates of August 11 and August 12)
- Amana Meat Shop and Smokehouse Ham Water Added in Vinegar Pickle
- HelloFresh onions received anytime from May 8 to July 31 (see the full list of product codes)
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