The CDC announced this evening that as of 9:00 pm EST on January 28, 2010, a total of 202 individuals infected with a matching strain of Salmonella Montevideo have been reported from 42 states and District of Columbia since July 1, 2009. Illness Distribution The number of ill persons identified in each state with this [...]

Sometimes we actually get things right when it comes to outbreaks. As I wrote in my article a few days ago, I suggested that the source of the current Salmonella Montevideo outbreak would turn out to be black pepper on Daniel, Inc. salami products, not the salami itself.  Well, today that prediction was proven correct. [...]

Salmonella Montevideo Illnesses Increase As of 9:00 pm EST on January 25, 2010, a total of 189 individuals infected with a matching strain of Salmonella Montevideo have been reported from 40 states since July 1, 2009.  The number of ill persons identified in each state with this strain is as follows: AL (2), AZ (5), [...]

This afternoon, officials at the Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa confirmed that testing performed on a sample of Daniele, Inc. sausage taken from an ill individual found a DNA match to the Salmonella Montevideo that has sickened 187 people in 39 states (one case in Iowa) since July 1, 2009. On Jan. 23, Daniele announced a recall [...]

The CDC tonight released updated statistics on the current Salmonella Montevideo outbreak – it has now expanded to 187 individuals in 39 states.  The number of ill persons identified in each state with this strain is as follows: AL (2), AZ (5), CA (30), CO (3), CT (4), DE (2), FL (2), GA (3), IA [...]

As more details continue to pour in about the nationwide Salmonella Montevideo outbreak that has sickened 184 in 38 states, it seems that health investigators are now focused on the key question:  Is the source of salmonella the pepper coating on the Daniele salami or the salami itself? My guess – the pepper coating. Why [...]

According to the Oregon State Department of Public Health, Rhode Island-based Daniele brand salami has been identified as the source of the Salmonella Montevideo outbreak that has sickened 184 people in 38 states, including 8 from Oregon and 14 from Washington.  The numbers continue to grow as reports from state health departments continue to track [...]

This evening, in the wake of a massive Salmonella Montevideo outbreak which has sickened 184 persons in 38 states, Daniele, Inc. sent an open letter to consumers who had purchased salmonella-tainted sausage products.  The company has recalled over 1,240,000 pounds of sausage products in the wake of an investigation potentially linking those products to the [...]

With the recent outbreak of Salmonella Montevideo, which has sickened 184 people in 38 states, we have been fielding calls from people who want to know: How common is Salmonella Montevideo? To answer this question, one must first understand that every year in the United States, there are over 30,000 laboratory confirmed cases of salmonella [...]

The Centers for Disease Control (“CDC”) is collaborating with public health officials in many states, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Montevideo infections.  Investigators are using DNA analysis of Salmonella bacteria obtained through diagnostic testing [...]