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The CDC announced that the outbreak linked to SalmonellaTyphimurium in chicken salad sold by Fareway Stores and produced by Triple T Specialty Meats Inc. has expanded with 105 new cases in 6 states. The new cases are people that bought the product before the recall, but their report to CDC was delayed. The total number of ill people reached 170 in 7 states (Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota, Indiana, and Texas) with 62 hospitalizations. More cases are likely due to the delay in reporting.@ https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/typhimurium-02-18/index.html

Raw Basic from Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin announced a voluntary recall of “Tucker’s Pork-Bison Formula” due to potential Salmonella contamination. This is another recall in a long series of recalls that happened in the last month. No illnesses have been reported. The Nebraska Department of Agriculture notified Raw Basics of positive Salmonella findings after a routine test. The potential for contamination is reported to be isolated to one lot of products (108 boxes) distributed in Minnesota, Georgia, Kansas, and Pennsylvania. @ https://iheartdogs.com/yet-another-brand-added-to-the-growing-list-of-dog-food-recalled-for-possible-salmonella-contamination/

Blue Ridge Beef of Eatonton, GA, recalled Kitten Grind raw pet food because of the potential for contamination with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes. The recall was initiated after the FDA received a complaint of two kitten deaths, including one death which was confirmed to be caused by Salmonella septicemia. Subsequent testing by the FDA of Kitten Grind Lot#GA1102 revealed the presence of Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes.The affected product was sold in the following states: Texas, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, and North Carolina. @ https://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm599261.htm

After more than a year of investigation, 948 cases and 180 death, the South Africa government traced the cold meat polony as the source of the Listeria poisoning. The government advised consumers to avoid all ready-to-eat processed meat. Supermarkets in South Africa have been clearing a popular sausage from the shelves after it was blamed for a food poisoning outbreak behind 180 deaths. It is believed that the outbreak has originated in a factory in the northern city of Polokwane, which makes Enterprise Food products. The chief executive of Tiger Brands, which owns the Enterprise label, insisted on Monday that “no direct link” had been proved between its products and any of the 180 deaths.
@ http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-43287616