Salmonella Newport United States, Canada · 2020

Salmonella Newport outbreak linked to onions, United States and Canada, 2020

CDC reported 1,127 people infected in 48 states, 167 of them hospitalised, with no deaths reported. Red onions from Thomson International Inc. were the likely source and CDC said other onion types were also likely to be contaminated. Canada had a related outbreak linked by whole genome sequencing and also identified Thomson International red onions as the likely source.¹

Counts as reported on 8 October 2020.¹ Food vehicle: Red onions, and likely other onion types, from Thomson International Inc.. Company named in official findings: Thomson International Inc..

Timeline

1. 19 June 2020Earliest illness onset reported by CDC.¹
2. 1 August 2020Thomson International recalled all red, yellow, white and sweet yellow onions.¹
3. 8 October 2020CDC final update.¹

Sources

1. US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Outbreak of Salmonella Newport Infections Linked to Onions (Final Update) (8 October 2020)