425 people in 28 states and the District of Columbia have now fallen ill with Salmonella from a recalled tuna product served in sushi and known as Nakaochi scrape. Of those ill, 55 have been
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Multistate Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Raw Tuna Grows to 425
Salmonella from a recalled raw tuna product served in sushi and known as Nakaochi scrape has now sickened at least 425 individuals in 28 states and the District of Columbia. Of those ill, 55 have
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Case Count Rises in Salmonella Tuna Outbreak
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the following update Thursday: The CDC reports a total of 390 persons infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Bareilly (376 persons) or Salmonella Nchanga (14 persons)
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Publisher’s Platform: Food Safety – It’s a Global Issue
Food products now come to the United States from over 250,000 foreign establishments in 200 countries. Indeed, 15 percent of fruits, 20 percent of vegetables, and 80 percent of seafood come from overseas. And, with
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CDC: 316 Ill in Multistate Outbreak Linked to Sushi Tuna
The number of confirmed cases of Salmonella poisoning from frozen raw tuna used primarily to make sushi has jumped by 58 to 316, and two more states have reported cases related to the outbreak, the
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FDA: Safety Violations at India Plant Linked to Tuna Salmonella Outbreak
As the case count continues to rise in the nationwide Salmonella outbreak linked to raw tuna, an inspection by U.S. health officials has revealed unsanitary conditions at the India facility that produced the implicated tuna
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More Frozen Tuna from India Recalled Due to Salmonella Risk
The company in India that supplied the yellowfin tuna implicated in the multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to sushi is recalling 22-lb. cases of frozen tuna strips because they, too, may be contaminated with
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Publisher’s Platform: Salmonella Import Problem
Collaborative investigation efforts of state, local, and federal public health agencies indicate that a frozen raw yellowfin tuna product imported from India, known as Nakaochi Scrape, from Moon Marine USA Corporation is the likely source
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Multistate Outbreak Linked to Raw Sushi Grows to 200 Cases
Forty more illnesses have been added to the multistate outbreak linked to Salmonella-contaminated sushi tuna, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported Thursday.
The CDC also announced that health officials has grouped a
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Wisconsin Finds Salmonella Outbreak Strain in Sushi Tuna
A sample of raw yellowfin tuna and a sample of sushi made with yellowfin tuna were contaminated with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Bareilly that has sickened at least 160 people, according to the Wisconsin
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