USDA Alerts on Ready-to-Eat Meat and Poultry with Recalled Onions

Plain-English summary

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry products that contain FDA-regulated onions. These onions were recalled by Thomson International Inc. due to concerns about possible Salmonella Newport contamination. FSIS issued this alert out of caution to ensure consumers are aware that these products, which bear the USDA mark of inspection, should not be consumed.

The alert covers specific RTE meat and poultry items produced by Taylor Farms on July 30 and 31, 2020, and RTE meat items produced by Amana Meat Shop and Smokehouse on various dates in May, June, and July 2020. Affected products include Sausage Breakfast Scramble Bowls, Chicken Salad Snack Trays, Chicken Salad Deli Snacks, and specific ham products. These items were shipped to retail locations in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas, California, Illinois, Iowa, and South Carolina, and some were available for mail order.

CDC, FDA, and public health officials are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to onions produced by Thomson International, Inc. There have been no confirmed reports of illness due to consumption of the FSIS-regulated products containing these onions. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them and should throw them away or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product

FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Ready-to-Eat Meat and Poultry Products Containing FDA-Regulated Onions that have been Recalled due to Possible Salmonella Newport Contamination

Brand

Taylor Farms TX, Inc.

Manufacturer

Taylor Farms TX, Inc.

Category

Food — Ready-to-Eat Meat and Poultry

Hazard

• salmonella-newport

Distribution

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