The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the results of an investigation by state and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention investigators, which found consuming tomatoes in restaurants as the cause of illnesses in the Salmonella outbreak. To date, 21 states have reported 183 cases of illnesses to the CDC.
The agency believes that
Tomatoes served in restaurants were the source of a nationwide Salmonella outbreak, according to Investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration.
The Salmonella outbreak resulted in 183 confirmed illnesses. No one died in the outbreak, but 22 people were hospitalized, according to the Associated Press.
The cases
The Associated Press has reported that the salmonella outbreak in mid-October at the Pumkin Festival in Pumpkintown was caused by boiled peanuts. Two dozen people have been sickened by the outbreak.
"We never heard of salmonella in boiled peanuts before. It appears to be an isolated, very unusual event," Department of Health and Environmental Control
Food safety experts are suggesting that contaminated tomatoes and infected food service workers might have played a role in a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened 171 people in 19 states. Most of the states affected are in the eastern half of the nation.
The CDC said the outbreak appears to be over. The agency said
A salmonella outbreak potentially linked to produce has sickened at least 172 people in 18 states, including eight in New Hampshire, according to Boston7News.
Health officials think the bacteria may have spread through some form of produce; the list of suspects includes lettuce and tomatoes. But the illnesses have not been tied to any specific
A salmonella outbreak that sickened dozens of people in Washington and 18 other states appears to be over, while investigators remain unsure how it began. Health officials believe the outbreak may be linked to tomatoes or other fresh produce contaminated with the bacteria, but they haven’t been able to pinpoint a specific product or source.