If you haven’t heard, a Seattle attorney is petitioning the USDA to make it illegal to sell meat and poultry that is contaminated with Salmonella.
Yep, as of right now — and who knows
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The number of victims in a Salmonella outbreak traced to pork served at a holiday picnic in Seattle is holding steady at 15, and public health officials think it is likely to stay that way.
Continue Reading Tests pending in Salmonella outbreak traced to whole hogs
UPDATED CONTENT: A recall was announced on Thursday afternoon, with USDA officials reporting it could not be initiated earlier because company personnel from Kapowsin Meats were not available. New information about the recall is followed
Continue Reading Outbreak sparks nationwide public health alert and hog recall
Eleven people who attended a July 3 event in Seattle and ate pork provided by Kapowsin Meats became sick and health officials say they have laboratory evidence linking them to a Salmonella outbreak in 2015
Continue Reading Seattle Salmonella victims ate pork from Kapowsin Meats
According to a Dec. 2 update from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Salmonella outbreak this past summer linked to recalled pork products “appears to be over.” CDC stated that 192
Continue Reading CDC: Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Pork Apparently Over
The original Aug. 13 recall of pork products from Kapowin Meats of Graham, WA, was for approximately 116,262 pounds of whole hogs that may be contaminated with Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:-. Now, in an Aug.
Continue Reading USDA Expands Pork Recall Linked to 152 Confirmed Cases of Salmonella
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has posted a distribution list of 60 retail and distribution outlets in Washington state, Alaska, and Oregon which received whole hogs from Kapowsin Meats of Graham, WA. 
The
Continue Reading FSIS Posts List of Outlets in WA, AK, OR Where Recalled Whole Hogs Were Sent
Kuivikko vs. Kapowsin Meats Inc. is the first lawsuit filed against a Graham, WA, slaughterhouse for allegedly causing a Salmonella illness that may be resistant to antibiotics. 
The Seattle lawyer for Tara Kuivikko, a
Continue Reading Washington State Woman Sues Whole Hog Supplier Over Salmonella Illness
The strain of Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:- linked to pork that has infected 134 people in Washington, hospitalizing 16, is multi-drug resistant. According to an update posted Friday evening by the Centers for Disease Control and
Continue Reading Multi-drug Resistance Identified in WA Salmonella Outbreak
Whole hogs for barbeque, recalled Thursday, have been associated with 32 Salmonella I 4, [5],12:i:- illnesses now being tracked by the Washington State Department of Health and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Continue Reading Salmonella Illnesses Prompt Recall of Whole Hogs for Barbeque
