Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Ground Turkey
The USDA announced earlier this week that Cargill is recalling fresh and frozen ground turkey products produced at the company's Springdale, Ark., plant from Feb. 20 through Aug. 2 due to possible contamination from the strain of salmonella linked to seventy-six illnesses and one death in twenty-six different states.
The recall, which involves 36 million pounds of ground turkey, is said to be one of the largest ever. All of the packages recalled include the code "Est. P-963," The recalled meats are sold under labels Honeysuckle White, Riverside Ground Turkey, Natural Lean Ground Turkey, Fit & Active Lean Ground Turkey, Spartan Ground Turkey, and Shady Brook Farms Ground Turkey Burgers. The recall also includes ground turkey products packaged under the HEB, Safeway, Kroger, Randall's, Tom Thumb and Giant Eagle grocery store brands. Michigan and Ohio have seen the most illnesses linked to the outbreak, ten each, while Kentucky and Indiana have each reported one to three illnesses.
Common symptoms of Salmonella include diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps within seventy-two hours of eating a contaminated product. In some cases, it can be fatal.
