The cyclospora outbreak on the FDA's CORE Outbreak Investigation Table has grown. There are six outbreaks on the Table; three are solved and three are unsolved. There are three Salmonella outbreaks, one E. coli outbreak, and one Listeria monocytogenes outbreak in addition to the cyclospora outbreak. The cyclospora outbreak in a not yet identified food has sickened at least 61 people, an increase of three more patients since the last update. The FDA has initiated traceback and has initiated sampling. For the first Salmonella outbreak, Salmonella Oranienburg has sickened at least 24 people. The FDA has initiated traceback but has not identified a food. For the second Salmonella outbreak, Chetak Deep Sprouted Beans have sickened at least 11 people in 10 states with Salmonella … [Read more...]
Chetak Deep Sprouted Beans Salmonella Outbreak Sickens 11
A Chetak Deep Sprouted Beans Salmonella outbreak has sickened at least 11 people in 10 states, according to the CDC. These frozen sprouted beans, Chetak Deep Sprouted Mat and Moong Beans, were recalled on July 16, 2025. The serotype is Salmonella Anatum. The case count by state is: Connecticut (1), Florida (1), Illinois (1), Massachusetts (2), Minnesota (1), New Jersey (1), Pennsylvania (1), Tennessee (1), Virginia (1), and Washington (1). The patient age range is from less than 1 to 78 years. Illness onset dates range from October 22, 2024 to June 24, 2026. Of nine people who gave information about their health to investigators, four have been hospitalized, for a hospitalization rate of 44%, more than double the typical hospitalization rate for a Salmonella outbreak. In … [Read more...]