Saturday, August 4, 2012

Onions recalls continue

Listeria in onions Cut salads, Salsas, triggers, like zaniki, more

By Daniel J. DeNoon
WebMD Health News

Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD

2 Aug. 2012--tons of ready-to-eat foodstuffs and ready to cook have been recalled because of listeria in plant onions California.

Gillis onions Oxnard, Calif., processes more than 90 000 tonnes of red and yellow onions per year. A wide range of products, which the plant chopped, slivered and peeled onions.

How many products? After the July 25 announcement reminds flood gills develop earlier references to include all the onions made in the establishment. On 2 Aug. was at least 15 separate recalls involving major brands like Trader Joe 's, whole foods, Wegmans, and Publix.

Foods containing onions fresh chicken salad ranged from salsa to the bean dip. All references, including a description of all the products, sales dates and product codes are available on the FDA web site.

Although the gills onions were sold only in 12 u.s. States and in Canada, products containing onions were sent to additional countries. For example, the appeal yesterday's Garden-fresh salads, salsa, beans, slaw and onion dip products containing gills on the 14 States Stronger…. Nine of these countries were not included in the appeal, the gills.

The appeal began on July 18, the day after a random test bag of yellow onions in the gills in the retail sales showed listeria bacteria. Gills, immediately closed its plant on 17 July as the only recognized studies the FDA. After finding the object, the company voluntarily listeria expanded its withdrawal. The plant remains closed.

Not yet have been linked to diseases of withdrawn products. Many, but not all the withdrawn products have reached their sell-by date. Gill says that its products are of relevance of the 16-day.

Serious cases of Listeriosis-listeria infection---are relatively rare. People at high risk are the elderly and people with weakened immune system. Pregnant women usually do not get a serious illness of the same, but the infection can cause miscarriage, abortion, premature infant infections or critical.

People from listeria food poisoning usually decreased with the case of diarrhea, often with fever. Over days or weeks, may develop more severe symptoms: fever, stiff neck, confusion, weakness of muscles or vomiting.

Although the symptoms may appear as soon as possible after three days after eating contaminated food, the Symptoms usually appear within one to three weeks. However, some people become ill two months after eating contaminated food.

Sources: FDA web site. The CDC web site. Gills onions web site. Releases, FDA. Releases, gills onions.

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