Thousands of Green Onion Recalled Because of Salmonella Scare

September 9, 2009

California – An inspection made by the US Department of Agriculture found which salmonella in green onions has prompted a recall of several thousand cases supplied by an onion farm in Mexicali, Mexico.

Two California produce shippers, Salinas-based Steinbeck Country Produce and Castroville-based shipper Ocean Mist Farms instituted the recall. Steinbeck distributes products in California, Massachusetts, Texas, Indiana, New York, Michigan, Missouri, Kansas and Arizona.

Steinbeck issued a voluntary recall Aug. 28 for 3,360 cartons while Ocean Mist Farms recalled 1,746 cases which also came from the same batch of green onions where salmonella was found.

At the start of summer, romaine lettuce was also recalled by another Salinas company because of salmonella related illness.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture also announced the recall of 800,000 pounds of ground beef products from Beef Packers Inc. because of an outbreak of salmonella-caused illnesses.