Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Fresh Diced Onions

Gills Onions brand fresh diced onion products

• Products include some lots of diced yellow onions (3lb bags and 8 oz cups), diced celery and onions (8 oz cups), diced mirepoix (10 oz cups), and diced red onions (8 oz cups).
• Use-by dates between August 8, 2023, and August 28, 2023.
• Recalled onions were sold in select stores and were also sent to restaurants and institutions nationwide and in Canada.
• See recall notice for more detailed product information.

• Check your freezers and refrigerators for recalled onion products.
  • If you have any, throw them away or return them to where you bought them. Do not eat them.
  • Although the recalled products are beyond their August 2023 use-by-dates, people may have frozen them to use later.
• Wash items and surfaces that may have touched the recalled onion products using hot soapy water or a dishwasher.
• Call your healthcare provider if you have any of these severe Salmonella symptoms:
  • Diarrhea and a fever higher than 102°F
  • Diarrhea for more than 3 days that is not improving
  • Bloody diarrhea
  • So much vomiting that you cannot keep liquids down
  • Signs of dehydration, such as:
    • Not peeing much
    • Dry mouth and throat
    • Feeling dizzy when standing up

• Do not sell or serve recalled Gills Onions products or foods made with recalled onion products.
• Wash and sanitize items and surfaces that may have come in contact with recalled onion products.

• Most people infected with Salmonella experience diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps.
  • Symptoms usually start 6 hours to 6 days after swallowing the bacteria.
  • Most people recover without treatment after 4 to 7 days.
• Some people—especially children younger than 5 years, adults 65 years and older, and people with weakened immune systems—may experience more severe illnesses that require medical treatment or hospitalization.
• For more information about Salmonella, see the Salmonella Questions and Answers page.