US salmonella outbreak tied to raw onions sickens more than 650

By Mike Stobbe | The Associated Press

A salmonella outbreak tied to earthy onions has sickened much than 650 radical successful 37 states, U.S. wellness officials said.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said astatine slightest 129 radical person been hospitalized. No 1 has died. Nearly each of the illnesses were reported successful August and September, and the largest numbers of cases were successful Texas and Oklahoma.

Health section interviews with radical sickened by the outbreak amusement that 75% of them ate oregon perchance ate earthy onions oregon dishes with earthy onions earlier becoming sick. Several radical reported eating astatine the aforesaid restaurants and could beryllium portion of unwellness clusters.

The outbreak has been traced to full red, achromatic and yellowish onions imported from Chihuahua, Mexico, and distributed passim the United States by ProSource Inc., the CDC said this week.

The institution told wellness officials that the onions were past imported successful precocious August. But onions tin beryllium stored for months and whitethorn inactive beryllium successful homes and businesses, officials said.

Consumers are advised not to bargain oregon devour full caller red, white, oregon yellowish onions imported from Chihuahua and distributed by ProSource, and to propulsion retired immoderate full red, white, oregon yellowish onions that bash not person a sticker oregon packaging.