16 People Sick in Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Ground Beef
A salmonella outbreak linked to lean ground beef sold in ShopRite stores in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York has left 16 people sick, including six who were hospitalized, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Ground beef that was labeled 80 percent lean was the only common food that the people who became ill in the outbreak reported eating. Investigators are working to identify the source of the ground beef, the agency said in a release. One person also reported salmonella illness in Massachusetts, and the outbreak may not be limited to the states with known cases, the C.D.C. said.
Nine of the 16 people who reported being ill purchased ground beef from different ShopRites, and the source of the remaining seven cases has not been determined, ShopRite said in a statement.
The illnesses occurred between April 27 and June 16, and no new illnesses have been reported since then. Ground beef is still available at ShopRite, and the U.S. Agriculture Department has not recommended a recall, ShopRite said.
Source: The New York Times
