Wisconsin health officials have initiated a recall of eggs following an outbreak of salmonella infections among 65 people in nine states that originated on a Wisconsin farm.
FILE - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is shown, March 15, 2020, in Atlanta. Wisconsin health officials initiated a recall of eggs following an outbreak of salmonella infections among 65 people in nine states that originated on a Wisconsin farm.included 42 people in Wisconsin, where the eggs are believed to have been sold."The eggs were distributed in Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan through retail stores and food service distributors," the department said.
The department advised anyone who ate the eggs and is experiencing symptoms to contact a health care provider. The symptoms include diarrhea, abdominal pain, fever and vomiting lasting for several days, the statement said.limit salmonella in poultry products . The proposed directive included requiring poultry companies to keep salmonella levels under a certain threshold and test for the presence of six particularly sickening forms of the bacteria, three found in turkey and three in chicken.
Bacteria exceeding the proposed standard and identification of any of the strains would prevent poultry sales and leave the products ubject to recall.annually, most through food, and about 420 deaths. The Agriculture Department estimates there are 125,000 infections from chicken and 43,000 from turkey each year.
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