CFIA adds Krown brand onions to Salmonella recall

Ottawa, August 12, 2020 – The food recall warning issued on August 7, 2020 has been updated to include additional product and distribution information.

This additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) food safety investigation.

Krown Produce Inc. BB #:150214 is recalling Krown brand red and yellow onions grown by Thomson International Inc., BB #:117198 Bakersfield, California, and imported from the USA, 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.

These products may also have been purchased on-line or through various restaurant locations. They 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 as described below.

The CFIA will continue its investigation into other possible importers and additional recalls may follow.

The following products have been sold as indicated in the link.