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The FDA announced on its website that several stores are recalling selected cheese dips sold in their delis after being notified received red, yellow, and white onions from Thomson International, Inc., which had been implicated in the Salmonella-related outbreak. The stores include Fred Meyer Stores, based in Portland, Oregon (https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/fred-meyer-recalls-cheese-dips-because-possible-health-risk?utm_campaign=Fred%20Meyer%20Recalls%20Cheese%20Dips%20Because%20of%20Possible%20Health%20Risk&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua), Fry’s Food Stores (Fry’s Food Stores, a company of The Kroger CO.) (https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/fred-meyer-recalls-cheese-dips-because-possible-health-risk?utm_campaign=Fred%20Meyer%20Recalls%20Cheese%20Dips%20Because%20of%20Possible%20Health%20Risk&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua), and Smith’s (a company of The Kroger Co.) (https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/smiths-recalls-cheese-dips-because-possible-health-risk?utm_campaign=Smith%E2%80%99s%20Recalls%20Cheese%20Dips%20Because%20of%20Possible%20Health%20Risk&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua).

Michigan is the first state to issue an emergency order mandating COVID-19 testing for workers in the agricultural and food processing industries. The order applies to migrant housing camp operators as well as employers of migrant or seasonal workers and meat, poultry, and egg processing facilities and greenhouses with more than 20 employees on-site at a time. Employers are required to do a baseline test of all workers, test any new worker, and test any worker symptoms or exposure. Operators of migrant housing camps are required to test once all residents ages 18 and over. Test all new residents with 48 hours of arrival, with separate housing for newly arriving residents for 14 days and a second test 10 to 14 days after arrival. Test any residence with symptoms or exposure. After the completion of baseline, testing and implementation of ongoing testing should be done no later than August 24. @ https://foodindustryexecutive.com/2020/08/michigan-becomes-first-state-to-require-covid-19-testing-for-agricultural-and-food-processing-workers/

On July 31, Kroger was notified by supplier Onions 52 that they had received red, yellow, and white onions from Thomson International, Inc., which had been implicated in the salmonella-related outbreak.  As a result, Kroger recalled cheese dips containing the onions because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. No customer illnesses have been confirmed to date. On August 1, bulk onions sourced from Thomson International, Inc. were removed from sale in stores that had been identified as receiving the affected product. Subsequently, it was determined that several in-store made cheese dips may have used red onions from the produce department as an ingredient. The dips, in plastic containers, were sold between May 15, 2020, and August 6, 2020. These items have been removed from store shelves, and the company has initiated its customer recall notification. @ https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/kroger-recalls-cheese-dips-because-possible-health-risk#:~:text=Kroger%20Recalls%20Cheese%20Dips%20Because%20of%20Possible%20Health%20Risk,-When%20a%20company&text=No%20customer%20illnesses%20have%20been,in%20the%20salmonella%2Drelated%20outbreak.

Kader Exports recalled certain consignments of various sizes of frozen cooked, peeled, and deveined shrimp sold in 1lb, 1.5lb., and 2lb. retail bags due to Salmonella. The product has been distributed nationwide from late February 2020 to Mid-May 2020. The brand names of the products are: AQUA STAR RESERVE/ CENSEA/ FRESH MARKET/ KIRKLAND/ TOPS/ UNISTAR/ WELLSLEY FARMS. There have been no reports of any illnesses to date associated with these cooked shrimp. The cooked shrimp imported by Kader Exports was tested by the FDA and found to contain Salmonella.  The probable root cause for this recall is cross-contamination. The company has eliminated the source of contamination, and preventive steps were taken. @ https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/kader-exports-recalls-frozen-cooked-shrimp-because-possible-health-risk?utm_campaign=Kader%20Exports%20Recalls%20Frozen%20Cooked%20Shrimp%20Because%20of%20Possible%20Health%20Risk&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua