Onions imported from the United States are no longer under investigation. Image: Buntysmum, Pixabay

OTTAWA, ON -- This notice has been updated to advise that the outbreak appears to be over and the outbreak investigation has been closed. Onions imported from the United States are no longer under investigation.

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) collaborated with federal and provincial public health partners, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S. CDC), and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to investigate an outbreak of Salmonella infections that occurred in seven provinces. Given that Salmonella illness reporting linked to this outbreak has significantly decreased over the last three weeks, the outbreak appears to be over and the investigation has been closed.

Investigation findings identified exposure to red onions imported from the USA as a likely source of the outbreak. Many of the ill individuals

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