Salmonella linked to turkey sickens dozens, one dead in U.S.

[marmar]

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A multistate outbreak of antibiotic-resistant Salmonella believed to be linked to eating contaminated ground turkey has sickened 77 people and resulted in one known death, U.S. health authorities said.

Some 26 states reported the illness between March 1 and August 1, with Michigan, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, California and Pennsylvania reporting the most cases, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

Public health officials were still looking for the source of the contamination, but preliminary information suggested that a single production facility may be involved.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued a public health alert last week for frozen or fresh ground turkey, advising consumers to cook the meat until it reaches 165 Fahrenheit (74 Celsius) on a food thermometer. ......(more)

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[Stargazer99]

1. this is what happens when you drown the government

in the bathtub...the RW are irresponsible asshats that think nothing of setting up the situation that kills and maims human life...it only shows the RW doesn't really care a damn about human life, they are so meshed with worshiping mammon.

[Spacemom]

2. I'm upset they won't tell us where it came from

I use ground turkey in place of ground beef.

Why not release the name of the suppliers/production facility so we can be safe?