A recall of onions due to a salmonella outbreak has been expanded.
On July 30, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued a warning about red onions sold by Sysco.
Now yellow, white and sweet yellow onions are being recalled alongside red.
The vegetables affected are grown by Thomson International Inc., which is based in Bakersfield, California.
They are imported into Canada and sold across the country.
Onions grown in Canada are not affected by the recall.
CFIA explained: “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."
The agency added that the onions may have been sold online or in bulk without a label showing their origins.
Public Health Canada said that, as of Aug. 2, there have been 120 confirmed salmonella cases linked to the recent outbreak.
The majority are in BC (43) and Alberta (56).
No deaths have been reported, but 17 people have been sent to hospital.
Those affected range in age from three to 100.
Anyone who becomes sick from eating the onions is urged to call a doctor.
The agency warned: “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.”
Anyone in possession of the recalled products should throw them out or return them to the store from which they were purchased.
Some red onions recalled in BC amid salmonella outbreak
