As of March 2, 2010, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) counted a total of 245 individuals infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Montevideo in 44 states. Among the 2,500 serotypes of
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More Pepper Recalled in Salmonella Outbreak
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is throwing its nets over more pepper suspected as the cause of a nationwide outbreak of Salmonella Montevideo that has infected 245 people in 44 states and the…
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Lawsuit Filed Against Pepper Producer
A lawsuit was filed last week on behalf of the family of Donna Pierce, a 69-year-old woman from Hayward, CA who died after consuming Salmonella-contaminated white pepper in April 2009. The suit was filed by…
Wholesome Spice Recalls Red Pepper
The latest event in the nationwide Salmonella outbreak traced to the consumption of contaminated salami is the recall of crushed red pepper by Brooklyn, NY-based Wholesome Spice.
As the investigation enters it second month, the…
Red Pepper Suspected in Salmonella Outbreak
Crushed red pepper may have been an accomplice to black pepper in the Salmonella outbreak that continues to befuddle food safety authorities in the United States.
That concern has for the third time led Rhode…
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CDC Adds To Outbreak Count
In its 11th update since the nationwide Salmonella outbreak went public on Jan. 22, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta Tuesday added five cases to its count, bringing the total…
Salmonella Montevideo Outbreak Grows
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta Tuesday added four people and two states to the Salmonella Montevideo outbreak linked to Italian-style salami manufactured by the Rhode Island-based Daniele Inc.
CDC now…
Vietnam: Pepper Not Contaminated
Vietnam is not about to accept blame for the nationwide Salmonella Montevideo outbreak in the United States.
Do Ha Nam, chairman of Vietnam Pepper Association, says the Salmonella outbreak in the U.S. is probably due…
Outbreak Recall Continues To Grow
For the second time, Rhode Island-based Daniele Inc. has added both poundage and products to its ongoing recall of Italian-style sausage products.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)…
Man Sues Salami Maker, Pepper Producer
Harold Lee Hanks was so ill, weak, and disoriented by Jan. 23 after eating salami he purchased at his local Wal-Mart six days earlier that his wife demanded that he go to the emergency room. …