A total of 97 people infected with one of the outbreak strains of Salmonella have been reported from 32 states. Illnesses started on dates ranging from August 22, 2025, to February 27, 2026. Of 90 people with information available, 26 (29%) were hospitalized. No deaths were reported.

State and local public health officials interviewed people about the foods they ate in the week before they got sick. Of the 67 people interviewed, 59 (88%) reported eating a product containing moringa leaf powder, including 55 who reported Live it Up Super Greens supplement powders only, 3 who reported Why Not Natural moringa powder capsules only, and 1 person who reported consuming both products.

Illnesses started on dates ranging from August 22, 2025, to December 30, 2025. Of 41 people with information available, 12 have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported.           

Whole Genome Sequencing of the Salmonella showed that bacteria from sick people’s samples are closely related genetically. This suggests that people in this outbreak got sick from the same food.

On January 14, 2026, Live it Up informed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that they would initiate a voluntary recall. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is advising people not to eat, sell, or serve recalled Live it Up brand Super Greens supplement powders.

FDA and state partners collected product and ingredient samples for analysis. Sample analysis detected the outbreak strains of Salmonella Typhimurium or Newport in six samples. 

  • FDA detected the outbreak strain of SalmonellaNewport in two moringa leaf powder ingredient samples and the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium in one opened product sample of Why Not Natural Pure Organic Moringa Green Superfood capsules.
  • Three state partners detected the outbreak strain ofSalmonella Typhimurium in three state samples.
  • The Illinois Department of Public Health and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services each detected the outbreak strain in opened Live it Up-brand Super Greens product samples.
  • The Minnesota Departments of Agriculture and Health detected the outbreak strain of Salmonella in an unopened Live it Up-brand Super Greens product sample.