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100 more Canadians fall ill from Salmonella after eating U.S.-grown onions
Salmonella contamination linked to a recall of U.S.-grown onions, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 339.The agency says no deaths have been reported but 48 people have been hospitalized.It says people who became ill range in age from three to 100 and ate red onions at home, at restaurants and in residential care settings. Is it safe to eat at restaurants? What to know about Canada’s onion recall As of Friday, the breakdown of confirmed cases includes 78 people in B.C., 208 in Alberta, 19 in Saskatchewan, 19 in Manitoba, eight in Ontario, six in Quebec and one and Prince Edward Island.The agency says people should not eat, use, sell or serve any red, white, yellow, and sweet yellow onions from Thomson International Inc.