The implicated onions are from ProSource Produce Inc. of Hailey, ID, according to an update tonight from the Food and Drug Administration. ProSource owners have agreed to recall red, yellow and white onions imported from the state of Chihuahua, Mexico, with import dates from July 1, 2021, through Aug. 27, 2021. Descriptors of the onion types include, but are not limited to, jumbo, colossal, medium, and sweet onions. As of 7 p.m. EDT the company’s recall notice was not yet on the FDA website.

The outbreak update this afternoon from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that as of Oct.18 there have been 652 patients confirmed, up by 60 from the agency’s most recent update on Oct. 14. At least 129 people have been hospitalized, but no deaths have been associated with the outbreak.

Officials from the CDC and the Food and Drug Association have been investigating the outbreak for weeks. The confirmed sick people live in 37 states.

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