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
Salami/pepper outbreak and recall summary
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The CDC updated its statement on the large Salmonella outbreak linked to now-recalled salami and red and black pepper. According to the CDC’s April 1 statement, the outbreak has sickened 252 people in 44 states and the District of Columbia. The outbreak strain of Salmonella is Montevideo, but Salmonella Senftenberg has also been found in
Michigan company recalls spice packs that contain contaminated black pepper
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The FDA announced Tuesday that, as a result of a recall of using salmonella-contaminated black pepper from Mincing Overseas Spice Company in its products, Blue Line Foodservice Distribution of Farmington Hills, MI is voluntarily recalling Little Caesars Spice Paks. The Spice Paks are small white packets, approximately 1.5” X 2.5” that contain black pepper and other
Mincing Overseas black pepper added to salami/pepper recall (correction to earlier blog post)
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We have been following the large outbreak and recall linked to Daniele Inc. salami products since the middle of January. The outbreak began in July 2009, but was not discovered until January 2010. Two strains of Salmonella–Montevideo and Senftenberg–are known to have been involved. The recall began on January 23, 2010, with Daniele’s recall of
More on black pepper recall due to Salmonella contamination
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Yesterday, Heartland Foods, Inc., an Indianapolis, Indiana company recalled "all sizes/containers of COARSE GROUND BLACK PEPPER shipped from their facility at 6815 E. 34th Street, Indianapolis IN. Potential distribution took place on or after October 19th, 2009 to February 17th, 2010."
This recall comes on the heels of a major national outbreak linked to pepper-coated salami
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
The Silence of the Pepper Continues
It is Sunday, February 7, 2010; fifteen full days since Daniele Inc announced a recall of its salami products; and almost as long since the companies and investigating health authorities involved have either suspected or known that the ultimate source of illness in this large, and possibly growing outbreak, is black pepper. But we, the
CDC now counts 213 confirmed cases in Salami/Pepper Salmonella outbreak
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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
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