Just as last year’s echos of the Salmonellosis deaths are still ringing in our ears, this year has already started off with a new series of Salmonellosis cases.
On January 8, 2009, the CDC posted a bulletin concerning a new outbreak of Salmonellosis, this time due to the Salmonella serotype Typhimurium. Unfortunately, there was no detail concerning the specific foodstuffs affected on that bulletin, or the next day’s bulletin…
… And yet, as we reported here earlier, there was a voluntary recall by King Nut concerning their branded peanut butter product.
However, peanut butter does appear to be the food product implicated in the Salmonella outbreak. According to yesterday’s CDC bulletin, the King Nut smooth creamy form of their peanut butter item has been isolated by the Minnesota Department of Health in the area where victims were, and tracking the use of the King Nut brand to other facilities seems to indicate that it may be involved in the other cases in other states.
Check the updated map of Salmonellosis due to this specific strain to see the current distribution of cases. Note that the assumed date, based upon the reported cases, extends back as early as September 1, 2008 (at least as far as a tracking date range), but 410 confirmed cases as of January 12, 2009.
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Just so there’s some context here, it should be considered that the Typhimurium serotype is a fairly common one, unlike the Saintpaul serotype that was responsible for the massive peppers/tomatoes outbreak last year.
Also, the precautions you would take with fresh produce would not apply in the case of a prepared foodstuff like peanut butter.
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