Two suspects in a case involving the alleged mistreatment of Plainville Farms turkeys will serve 12 months probation and will be forbidden to obtain employment where animal care is involved during that probation period.
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Plainville Ground Turkey Salmonella Outbreak Ends With 33 Sick
The Plainville ground turkey Salmonella outbreak has ended after sickening at least 33 people in 14 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Four people were hospitalized, an increase of two since the last update, and there were no deaths. There are five more ill persons and two more states, Maryland and Vermont, added to the outbreak total.
The case count by state is: Arizona (1), Connecticut (2), Indiana (1), Maine (1), Maryland (1), Massachusetts (7), Missouri (2), New Hampshire (1), New Jersey (3), New York (4), North Carolina (3), Pennsylvania (4), Vermont (1), and Virginia (2). Illness onset dates range from December 28, 2020 to April 22, 2021. The patient age range is from less than 1 year to 92.
What Are the Current Food Poisoning Outbreaks in the U.S.?
What are the current food poisoning outbreaks in the U.S.? There are three active foodborne illness outbreak investigations that are ongoing, and one outbreak linked to a type of bottled water, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Those four outbreaks do not include the active E. coli O145:H28 outbreak on the FDA’s CORE Investigation Outbreak table, which has no food or facility associated with it yet.
Salmonella Hadar Ground Turkey Outbreak
The first current food poisoning outbreak is the Salmonella Hadar outbreak linked to ground turkey that was last updated on April 12, 2021. At least 28 people from 12 states are sick in that outbreak. Two people have been hospitalized because they are so ill.