As of January 10, 2022, a total of 44 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Uganda have been reported from 25 states. Illnesses started on dates ranging from December 24, 2020, to December 2, 2021.
Sick people range in age from younger than 1 to 84 years, with a median age of 27,
Volume 28, Number 1—January 2022
Dispatch
Salmonella Serotypes Associated with Illnesses after Thanksgiving Holiday, United States, 1998–2018
Here is the CDC’s conclusion:
Salmonella Reading was the serotype most strongly associated with illness during the Thanksgiving holiday. Given the dramatic increase in turkey consumption around Thanksgiving, one might expect that serotypes we identified are primarily associated
Essentially, USDA/FSIS is treating Salmonella as an adulterant in this situation.
I mean, it is not a bad idea to protect school kids, but why the differences?
While you all were sleeping off your “turkey coma,” I was thinking about why Salmonella is not an adulterant by reading, Michael Ollinger, John Bovay, Casiano Benicio, and
Baby Spinach
According to the CDC, as of November 15, 2021, a total of 10 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from seven states. Illnesses started on dates ranging from October 15, 2021, to October 27, 2021. Sick people range in age from 2 to 71 years, with
Remember this as you prepare Thanksgiving for your family and as you read this post – it is Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Mission Statement: Protecting the public’s health by ensuring the safety of meat, poultry, and processed egg products.
USDA/FSIS has the authority to deem Salmonella and other pathogens adulterants – they just
Last week the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced a recall of ground turkey products due to “possible” Salmonella contamination. According to the press release, “Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation, a Springdale, Ark. establishment, is recalling approximately 36 million pounds of ground turkey products that may be contaminated with a
The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) shows:
Seafood
168 Isolates (155 clinical, 13 “seafood manufacturer”)
Distance between selected isolates: minimum = 0 SNPs, maximum = 4 SNPs, average = 1 SNPs
Target creation date range: 2020-07-07 to 2021-11-08
seafood 11_10_2021 – Full Tree
Onions
872 isolates (871 clinical, 1 “mixed produce”)
Group: PDG000000002.2326
Cluster:
Ya gotta love science.
The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) shows:
Sushi
163 Isolates (150 clinical, 13 “environmental swab from seafood manufacturer”)
Distance between selected isolates: minimum = 0 SNPs, maximum = 5 SNPs, average = 1 SNPs
Target creation date range: 2019-01-28 to 2021-10-15
The sushi outbreak cluster is within a much larger
The last few weeks have sounded remarkably familiar to Spring 2020 when we faced a nationwide (and Canada) Salmonella outbreak linked to California grown onions. We are now facing a similar outbreak – smaller at this point (over 650 vs over 1,600 sickened) – but it will be interesting to see if the root cause
The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) shows:
Salmonella – 653 isolates – 652 clinical (people) and 1 mixed produce
Group: PDG000000002.2315
Cluster: PDS000094913.28
Distance between selected isolates: minimum = 0 SNPs, maximum = 9 SNPs, average = 1 SNPs
Target creation date range: 2021-08-20 to 2021-10-15
As of a few moments ago, the CDC
