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Yesterday, the CDC updated the case count in the Salmonella outbreak linked to recalled salami from Daniele Inc., red pepper from Wholesome Spice, and likely black pepper as well. A total of 245 people are now counted by the CDC as cases in this outbreak, coming from 44 states and the District of Columbia. But this
Answers in the Salmonella outbreak linked to salami and pepper
This evening, Wholesome Spice and Seasoning Company, a Brooklyn, NY, spice wholesaler, recalled "all lots of 25 lb boxes of Crushed Red Pepper sold between 4/6/09 and 1/20/10." See FDA Recall Notice. The reason for the recall is, of course, that the recalled red pepper is contaminated with Salmonella, thus explaining (partially, fully?) a national
Salmonella contaminated pepper and salami: is the outbreak over?
There has been no further word on the massive Salmonella outbreak that sparked a major recall by Daniele Inc. of salami products distributed nationally. The latest CDC update on the outbreak was on February 18, at which point the CDC had identified 233 illnesses in 44 states linked to the outbreak. But as of the date
CDC update on Salmonella Salami/Pepper outbreak
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The CDC now counts 217 confirmed cases in the Salmonella montevideo outbreak linked to contaminated salami and pepper.
As of 9:00 pm EST on February 8, 2010, a total of 217 individuals infected with a matching strain of Salmonella Montevideo have been reported from 44 states and District of Columbia since July 1, 2009. The
Washington State Health Officials Discuss Salmonella Salami Outbreak
The size and breadth of the Salmonella outbreak linked to Daniele Salami – 202 people in 42 states since last July – is a big part of the reason the source of the illnesses has been pinpointed. The CDC has estimated that there are 75 million cases of food-poisoning in the U.S. each year. Only a