“If you do not know where your onions come from, do not eat them, serve them or sell them as food prepared with them,” the CDC said Friday.
Some of the onions were sold in stores including Walmart, Kroger, Fred Meyer, Publix, Giant Eagle, Food Lion, and HEB, among a variety of brands, the CDC said.
The CDC said people should check their homes for recalled products and throw away the affected items.
“Do not eat them or try to cook the onions or other food to make it safe,” the CDC said.
Signs of salmonella infection include diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps between six hours and six days after exposure to the bacteria. Those under 5, those over 65 and people with a weakened immune system are more likely to have serious illness.
In some cases, the infection may spread from the intestine to other parts of the body and require hospitalization.
The CDC asks anyone with symptoms of salmonella poisoning to contact a doctor, write down what they ate the week before they became ill, report the disease to the health department, and communicate with health researchers about their illness.
Infections have been reported in several states including Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Illinois, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, North Carolina. Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
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