An outbreak of salmonella poisoning linked to bagged, precut onions recalled by a California firm has sickened at least 73 people in 22 states, including 15 who were hospitalized.

An outbreak of salmonella poisoning linked to bagged, precut onions has sickened at least 73 people in 22 states, including 15 who were hospitalized, U.S. health officials said Tuesday.

Gills Onions of Oxnard, California, has recalled packages of diced yellow onions, red onions, onions and celery and a mix of onions, celery and carrots, known as mirepoix. The products recalled had use-by dates in August 2023. They are no longer for sale in stores, but consumers may have them — or foods made with them — in freezers. Consumers should not eat, sell or serve the onions for foods made with them, health officials said.

The diced onion products were sold at food service and other institutions in the U.S. and Canada and at retailers in Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. Retail sites included Stater Bros., Bashas’ markets and Smart & Final stores in Arizona and California and Smart & Final and Chef’s Store in California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana.

    • fiat_lux
      8•1 year ago

      For people who have full body ability, yes. Those are most people, but very much not all. Automation of basic tasks is helpful, when they’re done with proper safety protocols.

    • @nezbyte
      6•1 year ago

      Does this include cleanup time?

    • FuglyDuckEnglish
      3•1 year ago

      Depends on the cut.

      A coarse chop, sure.

      A fine mince? Unless you’ve been working a prep line for a few years, that’s gonna take longer

        • FuglyDuckEnglish
          0•1 year ago

          I wonder how quickly that’d turn in to tiny little crying faces.

          Point is, even with decent knife skills, a mince takes me a couple minutes. Still, the fresh cut is better, healthier and safer, so it’s a few minutes well spent. but if I’m mincing a shit load, into the food processor it goes.

            • FuglyDuckEnglish
              1•1 year ago

              I’ll just tell the food judge it’s a commentary on blue collar labor. (And maybe dump in some spaghettios)

              They’ll eat that shit up,

                • FuglyDuckEnglish
                  1•1 year ago

                  we won’t talk about the overpriced coffee then.