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The CDC has again revised its numbers in the Salmonella montevideo outbreak linked to Daniele Inc. salami and black pepper sold by Oversees Spices Company and Wholesome Spice. There are currently 213 cases nationwide, stretching from July 2009 to the present. California Washington, Illinois, and Massachussetts remain the hardest hit states, with 30, 15, 13, and
FDA Releases Update on Salmonella, Black Pepper, Salami
The FDA posted an update on the outbreak of Salmonella Montevideo related to salami and black pepper today, February 4, 2010.
The update includes the newest CDC statistics on the outbreak: 207 people have been infected with a matching strain of Salmonella Montevideo in at least 42 states and the District of Columbia.
In addition, the FDA
The slow flow of information about food outbreaks
Today, the Rhode Island Department of health announced that the pepper that Daniele Inc used to produce its salami–now the subject of a major recall and outbreak–was contaminated, not the meat itself Pepper has been suspected as the source of this outbreak since at least January 23, 2010, if not before. A little frighteningly, Rhode Island also