Onions...contaminated....

[kadee79]

Again...more produce!

People in the US should throw away any red, white, or yellow onions that they have bought without a sticker or packaging, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says, amid a new salmonella outbreak.



At least 652 people in 37 states have caught salmonella linked to onions imported from the Mexican state of Chihuahua, the CDC said Friday after first announcing the outbreak Thursday. The actual number of people infected could be higher because some people may not have been tested for the bacteria, the CDC said.



Texas appears to be the worst-hit state, with 159 infections recorded, the CDC data shows.



Salmonella bacteria usually cause diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps lasting about a week. But some people, especially, those 65 and older, kids under 5, and those with weakened immune systems, may require medical treatment.

www.businessinsider.com/cdc-onions-salmonella-mexico-652-people-sick-throw-away-2021-10

[Value Buy]

Here is the CDC SITE LISTING THE STATES

www.cdc.gov/salmonella/oranienburg-09-21/map.html

[Tiny]

There are lots of ways produce can be contaminated - from the ground water to how the field was prepared for growing to the workers picking and processing the produce to the machines processing the produce.    

I'm not sure there's a solution for this kind of a problem.    (OK, maybe my mom's  "cook everything until it is gray or "tough and dried out" solves the problem.) 

I'm kind of surprised it doesn't happen more often (or maybe it's happens a lot - and some bacteria is less "make people sick" than others.)      

I will admit this outbreak seems pretty serious - lots of big numbers being reported... which means it effected a really lot of people  --  since not everyone who gets sick gets sick enough to the warrant being checked for salmonella .  When the CDC has such high numbers it's pretty bad. 

[daisylu]

I can't believe I am saying this, but I hope that is what I have and not an ulcer. The pains were horrible on Monday, but almost completely gone now.

[justme]

So, uh, all those people not getting the vaccine are furiously fixing up all the onions they have for dinner tonight, right?