CDC: 279 ill in Salmonella outbreak tied to turkey products

A multi-state outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to raw turkey products has caused 279 people from 41 states and the District of Columbia to become ill, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported.

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A multi-state outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to raw turkey products has caused 279 people from 41 states and the District of Columbia to become ill, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported.

CDC on February 15 offered an update on the outbreak, which was last reported on December 21, 2018. Since that update, 63 more people from 24 states and the District of Columbia have become ill due to infections of Salmonella Reading.

Of the 279 people to become infected, 107 have been hospitalized, and one person from California has died. According to CDC, illnesses related to this outbreak began on November 20, 2018, and continued through January 29, 2019. Additionally, the Public Health Agency of Canada has identified people who have become ill with the same DNA fingerprint of Salmonella Reading bacteria.

According to the CDC, single, common supplier of raw turkey products or of live turkeys has not been identified that could account for the whole outbreak.

Related recalls

Four product recalls have been issued related to the outbreak. Here is a list of the recalls:

  • On January 28, 2019, Woody’s Pet Food Deli in Minnesota recalled raw turkey pet food. The recalled product was sold in 5-pound plastic containers labeled “Woody’s Pet Food Deli Raw Free Range Turkey” and was sold in Minnesota.
  • On December 21, 2018, Jennie-O Turkey Store Sales, LLC, in Faribault, Minnesota, recalled approximately 164,210 pounds of raw ground turkey products. The recalled ground turkey was sold in 1-pound, 2.5-pound and 3-pound packages labeled with establishment number “P-579”. This is found on the side of the product tray package.
  • On November 15, 2018, Jennie-O Turkey Store Sales, LLC, in Barron, Wisconsin, recalled approximately 147,276 pounds of raw ground turkey products. The recalled ground turkey was sold in one-pound packages labeled with establishment number “P-190”. This is found inside the USDA mark of inspection.
  • On February 5, 2018, Raws for Paws of Minneapolis, Minnesota, recalled approximately 4,000 pounds of its 5 pounds and 1 pound chubs of Ground Turkey Pet Food.

 

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