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
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15 Washington Residents Sickened in Salami/Pepper Salmonella Outbreak
The CDC’s February 2 update on the Salmonella outbreak linked to salami and black pepper indicates that Washington, with 15 victims, is among the hardest hit states in the outbreak. Only California and New York, with 30 and 16 victims respectively, have more sick residents. Here is a distribution map of illnesses linked to the…
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…
More Salami/Pepper Salmonella News: Where is the contaminated pepper?
The Rhode Island Department of Health announced today that recent test results strongly suggest black pepper is the source of the Salmonella outbreak associated with Daniele Inc. salami. According to the CDC, the outbreak has sickened at least 207 people in 42 states.
Daniele purchased black pepper from two different distributors (Mincing Oversees Spice Company and…
2,880,000 pounds of beef and sausage recalled since November 2009
Counting Friday’s sausage recall by Daniele International, Inc., food companies have recalled at least 2,880,000 pounds of meat products since November 2009 due to contamination by E. coli or Salmonella.
Friday’s recall: (from FSIS press release)
Daniele International Inc., an establishment with operations in Pascoag and Mapleville, R.I., is recalling approximately 1,240,000 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE)
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