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University of Guelph experts discuss salmonella in onions

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University of Guelph experts discuss salmonella in onions University of Guelph With the Canadian Food Inspection Agency now expanding its recall of onions from the United States after being linked to 17 salmonella hospitalizations in Canada, the University of Guelph has experts who can offer comment. Prof. Jeffrey Farber is an adjunct professor of food microbiology in U of G’s Department of Food Science. He recently spoke to several CBC Radio stations and said that outbreaks of salmonella linked to onions are “unusual.” He said while the cause of this outbreak is still being investigated, salmonella can travel in contaminated irrigation water. READ MORE

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