Updated food recall warning - Gwillimdale Farms brand onions, product of Mexico recalled due to Salmonella

From: Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Recall date: October 22, 2021
Reason for recall: Microbiological - Salmonella
Hazard classification: Class 1
Company / Firm: Gwillimdale Farms
Distribution: Ontario, Possibly National, Quebec
Extent of the distribution: Retail

Recall details
Ottawa, October 22, 2021 - The food recall warning issued on October 21, 2021 has been updated to include additional product information. This additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) food safety investigation.

Gwillimdale Farms is recalling Gwillimdale Farms brand Onions, Product of Mexico from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination. 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.

Background
This recall was triggered by a recall in another country by Prosource Produce LLC of Hailey, Idaho. 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.

Illnesses
There have been no reported illnesses in Canada associated with the consumption of these products.

For a list of UPC codes and dates of recalled product, see the CFIA website.