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Dorsey brand, MVP brand, Pier-C brand, and Riga Farms brand Onions, Product of Mexico recalled due to Salmonella
Brand(s)
Summary
Do not consume, use, sell or serve the affected products
Affected products
Brand | Product | Size | UPC | Codes | Additional information |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dorsey | Yellow Onions | Mesh sacks: 10 lb / 4.54 kg |
0 33383 60004 8 | None – all products sold between July 7, 2021 and October 28, 2021, inclusively. | Product of Mexico |
MVP | Yellow Onions | 50 lb / 22.7 kg | None | 197 208 221 |
Product of Mexico |
Pier-C | White Onions | 2 lb / 0.907 kg | 0 33383 60051 2 | 203 209 218 228 |
Product of Mexico. These onions may have been sold loose. |
Pier-C | White Onions | 25 lb | 0 33383 45101 5 | 214 215 217 221 223 224 228 |
Product of Mexico. These onions may have been sold loose. |
Pier-C | Yellow Onions | 25 lb | 0 33383 45095 7 | 204 210 |
Product of Mexico. These onions may have been sold loose. |
Pier-C | Yellow Onions | 40 lb /18.15 kg | None | 204 208 209 210 |
Product of Mexico. These onions may have been sold loose. |
Riga Farms | Yellow Onions | 3 lbs / 1.36 kg | 0 33383 60002 4 | 321621 323521 323621 |
Product is labelled as Product of USA, although the onions are Product of Mexico |
Issue
Industry is recalling Dorsey brand, MVP brand, Pier-C brand, and Riga Farms brand Onions, Product of Mexico from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products 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.
The recalled products have been sold in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador and may have been distributed in other provinces and territories.
These products 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. The CFIA will continue its investigation into other possible importers and additional recalls may follow.
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.
Additional information
Previous recalls or alerts
Background
This recall was triggered by recalls in another country by Prosource Produce LLC of Hailey, Idaho and by Keeler Family Farms of Deming, NM.
There have been no reported illnesses in Canada associated with the consumption of these products.
This food recall warning was originally published on 2021-10-28.
What is being done
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.
Details
Industry
History
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Telephone: 1-613-773-2342 (local or international)
Email: information@inspection.gc.ca - Media relations
- Telephone: 613-773-6600
Email: cfia.media.acia@inspection.gc.ca
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