More than 164,000 pounds of ground turkey recalled; 52 more people sick in deadly salmonella outbreak

https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/21/health/turkey-salmonella-outbreak-recall-bn/index.html

By Debra Goldschmidt, CNN
Updated 11:25 AM ET, Sat December 22, 2018

Jennie-O Turkey Store Sales Inc. is recalling about 164,210 pounds of raw ground turkey products due to the possibility of salmonella contamination, the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service said Friday.

The recall was announced as the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 52 new cases of illness associated with the outbreak. This brings the number of illnesses to 216 people across 38 states since the outbreak began in November 2017. Eighty-four people have been hospitalized, and one death has been reported.

In addition, the Public Health Agency of Canada said Friday there have been 22 cases of illness in four provinces. The illnesses occurred between April 2017 and this November, but nearly half of the illnesses began in October and last month. Five patients have been hospitalized, and one person died.

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