Almost four dozen people in 18 states have become ill in a Expansion outbreak Of the food poisoning of Salmonella linked to the pipin removed from the market sent to restaurants, hospitals, cruises and supermarkets, including target stores, federal health officials said Friday.
At least 16 people have been hospitalized after eating cucumbers produced by Bedner farmers based in Florida and distributed by Fresh Start produces salts, the US disease control and prevention centers reported. The cucumbers were sold from April 29 to May 19.
The outbreak includes reports of people’s diseases aboard six different cruises that started from US ports between the end of March and mid -April, said the CDC. The true number of sick people is probably much higher and the outbreak could affect additional states, authorities said.
Several companies have Issued retreats For pets and whole cucumbers used in a variety of sandwiches, sauces and other foods linked to the outbreak. Aim I remember dozen of products, including whole cucumbers, salads and vegetable rolls.
The outbreak was detected during a monitoring inspection in April to a 2024 Broke That sick 551 people and led 155 hospitalizations in 34 states and Washington, DC, in that outbreak, the researchers found Salmonella bacteria linked to many of the diseases in the water of the unrelated channel used in farms operated by the producers of Bedner and Thomas produce company.
As part of the new investigation, FDA officials found Salmonella in a cucumber sample of Bedner producers in a distribution center in Pennsylvania. That sample coincided with the strain of Salmonella that sick people. In addition, “several other strains” of Salmonella were detected that coincide with the samples in a government database. CDC officials are working to determine if additional diseases in people coincide with these strains.
Symptoms of Salmonella poisoning include diarrhea, fever, severe vomiting, dehydration and stomach cramps. Most people who get sick recover in a week. Infections can be serious in young children, older adults and people with weakened immune systems, which may require hospitalization.
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