More than 97,000 pounds of salad products were recalled due to a possible E. coli contamination in the lettuce.
More than 75,000 pounds of salad products were recalled due to a possible E. coli contamination in the lettuce, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced.
Missa Bay, LLC, a New Jersey company, issued the recall for around 75,233 pounds of salad products containing meat or poultry, the USDA said in a statement on Thursday.However, the USDA still classified the health risk as"high."The recall comes amid a multi-state outbreak of E. coli infections, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .
A total of 17 people from 8 states -- Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Maryland, Montana, Washington and Wisconsin -- have reported being infected with E. coli, the CDC said in a statement. Of those infected, 7 people were hospitalized.The Maryland Department of Health identified E. coli in an unopened package of Ready Pac Foods Bistro Chicken Caesar Salad that was collected from a sick person’s home in Maryland.The recalled products were made from Oct. 14, through Oct.
Most people infected with that strain of E. coli can experience diarrhea, which is often bloody, and vomiting. Many of those infected recover within a week, but, in rare cases, a person can develop a severe infection.
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