Statistics about thesalmonella montevideo and senftenberg outbreak linked to salami and pepper were recently updated. According to the CDC, 272 people were sickened by Salmonella montevideo from since July 2009 after consuming salami that was manufactured using salmonella-contaminated red and black pepper. The salami was manufactured and sold by a Rhode Island company called Daniele
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
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
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
Salmonella, spices, and what Daniele and Wholesome should have known
A reader’s comments about the journal post this morning titled "Unanswered questions remain in the Salmonella salami/pepper outbreak:"
As a former owner of a spice company that did extensive work with food processors, I agree that the public has a right to know the information pertaining to this outbreak. However, using and/or selling