Two dozen individuals in fourteen states have been sickened by salmonella, and federal safety authorities are looking into the possibility that recalled meat samplers supplied at Sam’s Club warehouses nationwide are to blame.
On Friday, the CDC issued a food safety notice warning people not to ingest ready-to-eat charcuterie meat products from the Busseto Foods brand.
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture found salmonella in an unopened sample, prompting Fratelli Beretta USA to recall almost 11,000 pounds of goods earlier this month.
The particular strain of salmonella that caused 24 cases of sickness and five hospitalizations is being tested to see whether it is the same one in the sample. Ohio accounts for eleven cases, while thirteen other states— Vermont, Connecticut, Arizona, Illinois, Minnesota, New York, Michigan, Nebraska, Utah, New Jersey, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin—contribute one case apiece.
Items with lot number L075330300 and the best-by date of April 27, 2024, have been recalled.
People should throw out or return the recalled meat to the store instead of eating it.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that symptoms of salmonella infection, including diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps, often begin anywhere from six hours to six days after ingestion of the bacterium. Illness severity may vary across individuals; it is more common in those under five and those 65 and above. Approximately 1,35 million cases of sickness, 26,500 hospitalizations, and 420 fatalities are attributed to salmonella in the United States annually, according to the FDA.
The issue expressed in the recall notice is that the food could still be in people’s refrigerators, as stated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.
The warehouse retailer Sam’s Club is owned and operated by Walmart. The recalled meat was sent to distribution hubs in eight states and sold at over 300 stores in twenty-seven states.
