Onions grown in Mexico and distributed across North America by Prosource Produce of Idaho are on recall because they could be contaminated with salmonella food-poisoning bacteria.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said they have come to retailers in Ontario and Quebec and may have been re-packaged.
The CFIA says 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.
Recalled product
Brand | Product | Size | UPC | Codes | Additional information |
Big Bull Peak Fresh Produce Sierra Madre Produce Markon First Crop Markon Essentials RioBlue ProSource Rio Valley Imperial Fresh | Red onions Yellow onions White onions | Mesh sacks: 50 lb 25 lb 10 lb 5 lb 3 lb 2 lb Cartons: 50 lb 40 lb 25 lb 10 lb 5 lb | Variable | All products imported between July 1, 2021 and August 31, 2021. | Produce of the state of Chihuahua, Mexico |
The CFIA also said these onions 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 listed above.
The CFIA said there are no reports of Canadians falling ill after eating these imported onions
