At least 50 people in the southwestern U.S. have been sickened with a rare strain of Salmonella that has been associated with consumption of raw tuna sushi in several states, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). CDC said Monday that the agency is working with
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Tempeh Salmonella Case Highlights Illnesses that Fall through the Cracks
Stopping at a café during a trip to Asheville, North Carolina with family this past March, Mary Ann Hurtado decided to order a veggie sandwich while everyone else chose something with meat. It was a choice she regularly made — she’s not a vegetarian by any means, but she does
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Lawsuit Filed in Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Unpasteurized Tempeh
The first lawsuit has been filed against the North Carolina tempeh producer and the online spore culture retailer responsible for a Salmonella outbreak that sickened at least 89 people in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and New York earlier this year. The lawsuit was filed jointly by Asheville, NC law
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Salmonella Paratyphi B Outbreak Grows
The Salmonella Paratyphi B case-count associated with contaminated starter culture used in raw tempeh products sold by Smiling Hara, an Asheville, NC-based company, continued to grow last week, with the number of Salmonella Paratyphi B cases reaching 83 on Friday.
According to the Asheville Citzen-Times, 62 of the cases
Smiling Hara Tempeh Salmonella Outbreak
63 people in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and New York have fallen ill from a rare strain of Salmonella linked to spore culture used to make unpasteurized tempeh by North Carolina food producer Smiling Hara.
The outbreak strain of Salmonella Paratyphi B was originally thought to be a
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Spore Culture Pinpointed as Tempeh Salmonella Contaminant
North Carolina’s Department of Public Health laboratory confirmed on Thursday that the ongoing Salmonella Paratyphi B outbreak linked to Smiling Hara unpasteurized tempeh was caused by contaminated packages of spore culture used in the product’s fermentation process.
At least 63 people in four states have been sickened in this outbreak.
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Tempeh Salmonella Cases Increase From 46 to 60
North Carolina’s Buncombe County reported Monday that the number of Salmonella Paratyphi B cases in an outbreak linked to unpasteurized tempeh has risen from 46 to 60.
As Food Safety News reported last week, the rare type of Salmonella was traced to tempeh, a fermented soy bean product made
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Rare Salmonella Paratyphi Outbreak Linked to Unpasteurized Tempeh
Update (May 10, 2:00 p.m. Eastern): North Carolina’s Department of Public Health laboratory confirmed on Thursday that the ongoing Salmonella Paratyphi B outbreak linked to Smiling Hara unpasteurized tempeh was caused by contaminated packages of spore culture used in the product’s fermentation process.
At least 63 people in four states
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Tempeh a Possible Source of Rare Typhoidal Salmonella Outbreak
Although tempeh has been named as a potential source of the Salmonella outbreak in North Carolina, officials say that avoiding this food may not guarantee safety from infection, as the tempeh has not been confirmed as the outbreak vehicle.
After announcing a recall of locally produced Smiling Hara tempeh, the
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Asheville-Area Salmonella Outbreak Expands
The number of illnesses tied to a Salmonella outbreak in western North Carolina has risen from 29 to 37, health authorities reported Monday. Meanwhile, a Buncombe County tempeh maker recalled its products, apparently because it is one of several companies under investigation as a possible link to the outbreak.
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