Hello Fresh says onions in meal kits may be contaminated with salmonella

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(Photo courtesy Hello Fresh)

Hello Fresh is urging customers to throw away onions they received in meal kits because they may be contaminated with salmonella bacteria.

In an announcement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Hello Fresh said the onions were received from a supplier that is recalling all of its onions.

The onions would have been received from Hello Fresh from May 8 to July 31.

According to Hello Fresh the product details for Hello Fresh and its EveryPlate brand meals are:

  • Production week 20, May 8, Hello Fresh product codes (sequence may vary) 2-3-5-6-17, EveryPlate product codes 81-82-84-86-92-94
  • Production week 21, May 15, Hello Fresh product codes 2-8-15-19, EveryPlate product codes 82-86-83-93
  • Production week 22, May 22, Hello Fresh product codes 2-5-6-9-20, EveryPlate product codes, 87-88-89-93-90-94
  • Production week 23, May 29, Hello Fresh product codes 6-8-9-15-B- 3-5-20, EveryPlate product codes, 82-84-86-87-89-91-92-95
  • Production week 24, June 5, Hello Fresh product codes 6-8-17- B, EveryPlate product codes, 82-84-86-89-90-95-83-93
  • Production week 25, June 12, Hello Fresh product codes 3-4-10-15-18-17-19-20, EveryPlate product codes, 82-87-88-95-82-87-88-95
  • Production week 26, June 19, Hello Fresh product codes 2-3- 8-12, EveryPlate product codes, 88-89-84-93
  • Production week 27, June 26, Hello Fresh product codes 5-17- 4-15-18-20, EveryPlate product codes, 82-87-89-90-91- 84-92-93
  • Production week 28, July 3, Hello Fresh product codes 3-9-10-12-15-17- 6, EveryPlate product codes, 85-86-90-91
  • Production week 29, July 10, Hello Fresh product codes 3-20-7-21, EveryPlate product codes, 82-88-89-90-92-96
  • Production week 30, July 17, Hello Fresh product codes 4-19-21, EveryPlate product codes, 82-84-89-94-96- 83-95
  • Production week 31, July 24, Hello Fresh product codes 2-3-4-19-7-8-16, EveryPlate product codes, 82-92- 81-84-87-89-94-96-98

Hello Fresh also is advising customers to sanitize any surfaces or containers that may have come in contact with the onions.

“In the event that the onions have been consumed, please note that thoroughly cooking the product to 165ºF/74ºC, as instructed by the recipe, will kill the salmonella bacteria,” Hello Fresh said.

For more information, send an email to hello@hellofresh.com.

Hello Fresh recall

Hello Fresh says customers who received onions in their meal kids between May 8 and July 31 should discard them because they may be contaminated with salmonella. This photo shows the label where identifying information can be found on meal kits regarding product codes.

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