Daniele International Inc., an company with operations in Pascoag and Mapleville, Rhode Island, has expanded its January 23 recall to include another 115,000 pounds of salami/salame products due to possible Salmonella contamination.
The earlier recall of over 1,260,000 pounds is being expanded due to finding of Salmonella in an unopened salami product tested by FSIS, and by ingredient testing [...]

As the nationwide Salmonella Montevideo outbreak continues to grow,  the salmonella lawyers at Simon & Luke have been busy fielding questions from hundreds of concerned citizens on our toll-free hotline (1-888-335-4901).  Below is an update on the outbreak with answers to the most frequently asked questions.
How many people are sick?
Currently, a total of 230 [...]

As of 9:00 pm EST on February 8, 2010, a total of 217 individuals infected with a matching strain of Salmonella Montevideo have been reported from 44 states and District of Columbia since July 1, 2009.  The number of ill persons identified in each state with this strain is as follows: AK (1), AL (2), [...]

The salmonella salami outbreak continues to grow.  As of 9:00 pm EST on February 2, 2010, a total of 207 individuals infected with a matching strain of Salmonella Montevideo have been reported from 42 states and District of Columbia since July 1, 2009.  The number of ill persons identified in each state with this strain [...]

WASHINGTON, January 31, 2010 - Daniele International Inc., has expanded its January 23 recall (1,240,000 pounds of salami / sausage procucts) to include an additional 17,235 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) varieties of Italian sausage products, including salami, that may be contaminated with Salmonella Montevideo. 
The recall is being expanded as a result of a confirmed finding of Salmonella in [...]

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 strain [...]

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.
The Rhode [...]

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), CA [...]

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 of [...]

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 (1), [...]