ProSource Produce white onions recall for Salmonella contamination

Plain-English summary

ProSource Produce LLC is recalling whole raw white onions imported from Chihuahua, Mexico, because they may be contaminated with Salmonella Oranienburg. The recalled products total 2,539,656 pounds and were packaged in mesh sacks (50 lb., 25 lb., 10 lb., 5 lb., 3 lb., and 2 lb.) and cartons (50 lb., 40 lb., 25 lb., 10 lb., and 5 lb.).

The recalled onions were distributed and sold under the following brand names: Big Bull, Markon First Crop, Markon Essentials, Peak Fresh Produce, Rio Blue, Rio Valley, ProSource, Sierra Madre, and Sysco Imperial Fresh. The specific lot codes for all affected white onions are: 221, 222, 230, 306, 1120, IGV191OWSB191, IGV221OWSB198, IGV31OWSB215, RMKLC191OWSB177, TYJ4M61OWSB182, TYJ4M61OWSB183, TYJ4M61OWSB186, VBAOWSB, VBDPKWSB, VBFGWSB, VBJGWNB, VBJRPWSB, VBPNWSB, and VBTLWSB.

The onions were distributed in Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin, as well as in Ontario and Quebec, Canada.

Consumers who have purchased the recalled onions should not eat them. Anyone concerned about illness should contact a healthcare provider.

The recalled product

Product

Whole raw WHITE onions are imported from Chihuahua of MEXICO. Products are packaged in 50 lb., 25 lb., 10 lb., 5 lb., 3 lb., and 2 lb. mesh sacks and in 50 lb., 40 lb., 25 lb., 10 lb., and 5 lb. cartons. Products are distributed and/or sold under the brands Big Bull, Marko

Manufacturer

ProSource Produce LLC

Category

Food — Fresh Produce

Hazard

• salmonella
• pathogenic-bacteria

Distribution

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